The Love of God

The older I get and the more I learn about living as a Christian, there is one thing that astounds me anew and catches me over and over again.  That one thing is the love of God.  The hymnwriter, Frederick M. Lehman, said that we could never possibly write the love of God completely:
Could we [...]

Running Blind

One of my absolute favorite passages in all of Scripture is Hebrews 12:1-3:
1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. 2Let us fix our eyes [...]

Boundaries with No Markers

I live pretty close to the border between the US and Canada.  When we travel to Canada, we have to go through a border checkpoint.  I even have a picture of the kids standing next to the marker stone at the border that we took the first time we crossed.  But there is no fence [...]

An Arrow Pointing to Heaven – A Must Read

One of my favorite musicians of all time is Rich Mullins.  He had a way with words that drove many people to either frustration or awe.  The man who penned the song “Awesome God” which has inspired and touched many, also penned the song “Jacob and Two Women” which has left many a person baffled [...]

From the Pastor’s Desk Column for 2/23/09

I didn’t repost last week’s column because it was actually an edited blog post that I sent in.  Here is the one from this week though.  It is my last one for now until I come up in the rotation again.  Enjoy.
Many people seem to think that becoming a Christian or being a Christian means [...]

It Just Happened

Sometimes, when my kids do something here in the house that causes a problem I ask, “what happened?” or “how did this happen?”  Oftentimes, I get an answer that boils down to, “I don’t know” or “it just happened.”  I am a little too smart to fall for that.  With Darwin day or whatever it [...]

Effort Doesn’t Guarantee Results

I know that statement sounds pretty obvious, but apparently it isn’t.  There are way too many students who seemingly don’t understand this concept according to a recent article.  Apparently, colleges are finding that students feel they should get good grades based on the amount of work they put into their classes rather than based on [...]

Write Your Own Bible

No, I am not talking about revising God’s Word to match your own theology.  I am talking about a story I saw today about a project being done by Zondervan publishers in honor of the 30th anniversary of their NIV translation of the Bible.  They have been going around the country having people hand write [...]

What If It Were You?

There were a couple of stories that I ran across today that have me grasping for words.  Both stories revolve around the abortion issue and called to mind a song I used to listen to by a Christian punk group.  The song was about Operation Rescue and it included the line, “what if they were [...]

Passing over the Lord’s Supper

Firstly, I can’t help myself when it comes to trying to create a catchy title.  Maybe I should have been a headline writer.  But on to the serious stuff.
I have been doing a lot of reading and thinking and praying as part of a discussion about the Lord’s Supper(or communion if you prefer) on a [...]