Acts and Gifts

I have been doing some re-reading of Acts lately. For the one of the weeks of camp, we are studying the book of Acts. Our theme is “Gifts in Acts,” and the following 12 items are some things that jumped out at me on my initial journey through the book:
1. The continuing presence of Jesus [...]

Acts and Gifts

I have been doing some re-reading of Acts lately. For the one of the weeks of camp, we are studying the book of Acts. Our theme is “Gifts in Acts,” and the following 12 items are some things that jumped out at me on my initial journey through the book:
1. The continuing presence of Jesus [...]

busy

I have been enjoying a great visit with my parents. They flew in last Wednesday. They will be heading back to Ohio on Wednesday. The next couple of months will be undoubtedly busy with Senior Reception, Camp prep (2 weeks), VBS prep, and getting ready for a flood of new students to enter the youth [...]

busy

I have been enjoying a great visit with my parents. They flew in last Wednesday. They will be heading back to Ohio on Wednesday. The next couple of months will be undoubtedly busy with Senior Reception, Camp prep (2 weeks), VBS prep, and getting ready for a flood of new students to enter the youth [...]

the blues

LTC was this past weekend. We had about 75 people from our church in Tulsa this past weekend. Overall, this trip was one of the smoothest I have experienced so far. Of course, there were a few minor gliches, but can you travel with that many and really not expect something somewhere to go wrong? [...]

musings on the family

So, I have been making my way through the Harry Potter books. I am enjoying the series. My wife and I are sort of racing, if you will through the books. She is a whole book a head of me. I just began book three this afternoon and she is in the beginning of book [...]

The New Year’s resolution that began in April

In high school and all through college I was meticulous about what I ate and worked out six days a week. Graduation in 2001 came, followed by my first real teaching job and so did the weight. I am embarassed but from the May of 2001, I let my self go. So, now 55 pounds [...]

The Gospel of Judas?

Recently, a 1700 year old manuscript called the Gospel of Judas has been discovered. What is offered in this supposed gospel is a divergent narrative of Judas and his relationship to Jesus. Following is the news link to the article:
 
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2006/04/07/MNGH6I59QF1.DTL
 
Go ahead and check it out.
 
What we read in the Gospel of Judas is an [...]

warning: dangerous road ahead

Ever had one of those nights, maybe even a year or so in ministry when you new there was a danger lurking out there, somewhere beyond sight, but nevertheless out there somewhere. And when you hit it, you knew it. Driving home tonight from our devotional, I hit a pot-hole in the road. I didn’t [...]

this is my daddy

I had a moment the other day as a parent where your heart leaps for joy. My oldest was playing with some other kids at the church and I walked down the hallway to see what they were up to. When I got to where they were playing, Rachel ran to me and when I [...]