A Few Random Pieces Sewn Together

This week has the potential to be pretty crazy.  There is still the threat of flooding in the south and now they are dealing with a monster snowstorm for the second week in a row down that way as well.  For those who might be wondering how the flood situation stands, the rivers have receded [...]

Murderous Pride

I almost lost my lunch earlier today when I ran across this article suggesting the need for an “abortion pride” movement.  I don’t suppose I should have been as surprised as I was, but there it was:
He complains that women who have abortions are “rarely encouraged to take pride in their decisions.” Calling abortion a [...]

A Love/Hate Relationship

God is love.  Simple but profound statement that is backed up by Scripture over and over again.  Put the words God and love in a search of the Bible and you will get flooded with results.  Put the words God and hate in a similar search and prepare to be underwhelmed.  Do a little broader [...]

The Printed Church

I saw this article a few days ago and it hit me kind of funny.  Apparently, there is someone in Congress who is floating the idea of the government subsidising newspapers so they can keep printing.
Under this arrangement, newspapers would still be free to report on all issues, including political campaigns. But they would be [...]

Writing from the Heart

The scariest thing about writing songs for me is turning them loose for other people to hear.  I have found a way to record songs “demo style” at the church using the same method that I use to record sermons essentially.  When I listen to myself sing on the recording I am reminded why [...]

Ice Packs and Global Warming?!?

I have pictures of the areas around the house that are packed with ice.  The first three are a panorama effect off of our back steps around about half of the back yard.  The fourth one is down the side of the house along the outside of the backyard fence to the left of where [...]

In Need of Prayer

Update 9 – 8:00 pm on 3/28/09 – There is good news today.  The river level at Fargo actually dropped some today, but they are not out of the woods yet.  There was a lot of snow last week and more coming next week that may cause the river to rise again if the weather [...]

Is There Anything That Isn’t Regulated?

I ran across this strange news story tonight while I was taking a break from an assignment.  Apparently, even though God causes rain to fall on the righteous and the unrighteous, in some western states it is “unrighteous” to keep some of the rain that falls.   I would have thought it was a joke if [...]

Sing Unto the Lord a New Song

Although I don’t write about it much here, I absolutely love music.  Before I became a full-time pastor, I spent a lot of time leading worship in church or helping in worship in some way.  I love to play guitar and I am relearning the piano at a useful level again.  I spend a lot [...]

A Few Random Thoughts

I haven’t had a lot of time for blogging the last couple of days.  I just started two more classes at Liberty for my MA, so the work begins again.  This time I have Intro to Apologetics and Systematic Theology II (by the way Will, if you still want to see a syllabus I will [...]