Josiah and the Big Boy Bed

Well, it's about time for another story about my wonderful nephew, Josiah. Just in case anyone is wondering...he's the most awesomest!!! :D

Well, last September, or maybe it was October, my sister moved into a new apartment. Now, you need to understand that up to …

Beautiful Music

When I was in choir, in high school, we sang one of the coolest songs I've ever heard. It was called Ezekiel Saw de Wheel. The thing that makes this song is that it climaxes about a minute and a half in with a twelve part harmony! You've got sopranos singing "Doomalooma …

Worship

So, you think you can 'create a worship experience'? Who do you think you are? Isn't experiencing worship kind of dependent on God? Are you actually making plans for Him? Shouldn't He be making the plans?

I've heard several worship leaders/directors say that they are …

Life Isn't Fair, Caleb

"Not even for people who love Jesus. Right, Uncle Jeremiah?"

These were the words of my 8 year old niece while we were sitting in the car waiting on my sister to pick up a medicine prescription. Caleb, her six year old brother had been smashing a toy into Josiah's …

The Comment That Got Out of Hand...

Pastor Chet recently asked a question about whether or not we should believe George Barna's prediction that in the next 20 years over 70% of US Christians will be worshipping in small house churches. I started to offer my opinion, but it kept getting longer and longer, …

Persistence

This past weekend I went on a bike ride with my parents, my sister, and her three children. By the time we loaded up four adult bikes, two children's bikes, and a bicycle trailer, we just barely fit into a van and a car.

As we were headed down the interstate to the …

It's All Who You Know

Well, it's been a while since I've posted. For that I apologize. But things have been very hectic lately. I'm involved in a new church plant that launched on Dupont Road in Fort Wayne, Ind. this past weekend...and I've been busy.

But, I'm back to posting now.

Our first …

Hiding Places

As many of you know, I have a cat, Dorrie. She’s about two and a half years old, and she is the queen of the castle! She is incredibly proud, and extremely independent. She doesn’t need me for anything. Anything, that is, except food, water and playing with string …

Slow And Steady (Or, The Essential Need For Rest, Part 2)

Several weeks ago I had coffee with my dad. If you didn’t know, my dad is an avid bicycle rider. He rides his bike almost twenty miles to work as often as twice a week, and he frequently participates in bicycle tours that are one hundred or more miles long. He even …

The Essential Need For Rest

Or maybe I should have called this post: Confessions of a Recovering Work-a-holic…

That’s right. I’m recovering from working too hard, too often. But, through this process of recovering I have learned some very important lessons, and I would like to share them …

What Is The Point Of Being A Christian?

Do you think that Jesus came to offer us a new route by which we can “go to heaven when we die?” Somehow we have arrived at the somewhat medieval conclusion that the point of all religion, including Christianity, is to be on the right side when the war is over (that …

Who Do I Think I Am?

God is big. God is huge.
I am small. I am practically nothing.

But, somehow, I have become convinced of my own importance. I have become convinced that there are projects and events that cannot happen without my involvement. Somehow, I’ve lost sight of how …

Use Everything You Have

If it is OK, I would like to share a story with you today, a story that was adapted from Randy Alcorn’s book, Edge of Eternity.

In a distant land there was once a man named Marcus. Marcus lived in a land ruled by a powerful king. The king had saved the land from a …

Balance

Apparently, there is some confusion as to whether or not I am balanced or unbalanced…

Well, in order to put everyone’s minds at ease, let me explain my position on balance: Balance is the act of managing the unbalanced.

I could give you hundreds of …

Get Off Your Stinkin' Butt! We've Got Work To Do.

I was a brief part of a conversation with several pastors this weekend. One of them happened to mention that it seems as though less and less people are coming to church sponsored events, and he wondered whether this was just his church, or if it was a universal thing. …

And You Thought I Was A Normal Christian

As I have mentioned before, I am an existentialist. So, what in the heck does that mean?

Well, I’ll tell you, but you have to promise me something: Read the whole thing before you react.
Existentialism, at least in the Christian sense, is rooted in three basic …

Abracadabra...Now You're Healed!

Wouldn’t it be cool if supernatural stuff happened all the time?

Seriously…wouldn’t it be something if every time you prayed for someone who was sick they were healed? Or if someone gave you a prophecy about your future? Or if you gave someone a prophecy about …

Here, Sniff This Incense...

Well, any conversation on Christian Mysticism will naturally lead us to the question of so-called mystical practices.

So, let’s discuss them.

So, what in the heck are Christian mystic practices? Well, it’s not buying Celtic jewelry, that’s a fad. It’s not …

I Love You...But, Only If You Accept Jesus

Sounds pretty screwed up, doesn’t it?

Well, the fact is that this is the attitude that a lot of Christians have toward non-Christians!

I’ve seen programs designed to teach Christians how to witness and they focus on building relationships with people for the …

The More I Know, The Less I Know

Are you a mystic?

I’m a mystic. And I’m an existentialist to boot (but more on that later)!

I had an email conversation with a good friend late last week, and we briefly discussed Christian mysticism. I have a tendency to be incredibly analytical, and I have …