November 2009
NovemberNov 18 Wednesday 09
72 Hours: What a Strange Job I Have
In the past 72 hours, I have studied, preached, prayed & counseled (the normal stuff). I have also used a circular saw on soundproofing material, moved cabinets from Lowe's to a home, edited a video, witnessed a fight, done detective work (related to the fight), …
NovemberNov 16 Monday 09
Discipline
Proverbs has a lot to say about discipline. Yesterday we did a little compare & contrast study of how the wise and foolish react to discipline. It wasn't the most fun sermon to prepare for but people really seemed to be engaged. I guess we can all relate to discipline. …
NovemberNov 14 Saturday 09
Tomorrow
My friend, Jack, is going to share a really cool thing that has happened in his life during my sermon tomorrow. I hope it impacts you as much as it has me.
NovemberNov 11 Wednesday 09
Project Elf
I put together a video about 1 1/2 years ago to tell the story of Project Elf. The online version got messed up, and they asked me to get it back up, so I did last night. If you haven't seen it, it's worth a look. Terri, who you'll see on the video, is part of our …
NovemberNov 9 Monday 09
Book Review: Safe at Home
Bob Muzikowski often jogged past the kids of Cabrini Green - kids who were usually neglected, abused or ignored by the outside world. But one day he had an idea. Or maybe he just heard God's idea. "What if he transformed a field, that had become an urban wasteland, into …
NovemberNov 8 Sunday 09
Turtle Racing
I tried to pick a hobby to pick on my sermon for an illustration that people wouldn't identify with. So I chose Turtle Racing. So I was quite surprised when three college students found me afterwards and told me that I'd hit too close to home for one of them. …
NovemberNov 7 Saturday 09
Wisdom
Tomorrow we'll be looking at Proverbs and asking, "How can we be wise?" While studying, I was reminded of a fun film project we once did with students. We blindfolded & dropped them off in the middle of 400 acres of dense woods. Each team had a cameraman and one adult …
Wisdom
Tomorrow we'll be looking at Proverbs and asking, "How can we be wise?" While studying, I was reminded of a fun film project we once did with students. We blindfolded & dropped them off in the middle of 400 acres of dense woods. Each team had a cameraman and one adult …
NovemberNov 5 Thursday 09
Caesar and Me: Would You Enjoy What I Just Did?
I just spent 90 minutes reading a book about Caesar, in preparation for an upcoming sermon. I can't imagine spending my life scheming and fighting to stay alive and rule the world. Crazy. My sermon isn't until December 6 but we have a baby coming between now and then. …