Lenten fast

This is really on the second year I have gotten into the idea behind Lent. I think the focus on inner renewal and focusing on the resurrection and its implications for our lives and ministry is worth the effort. So, as part of my Lenten fast, I am giving up blogging for the next 40 [...]

Levitcus: God is involved in the details of life

I want to draw your attention to the book of Leviticus. Twenty Seven chapters of regulations and laws. What God spoke to Moses on Sinai, in the book of Exodus, he expounds upon in Leviticus. Leviticus is God’s care for the daily life of the new-free people of God from Egypt. There are rules for [...]

to quick to critique

I spoke from Acts 2:14-41 Sunday night. Peter’s first sermon, on Pentecost. The day the Spirit came, the day the church was born. I love Acts 2, but for more than a simplistic love for my heritage. The last fews in the churches of Christ, all I have heard from Acts 2 is focus on [...]

Talking to your children about sex

I just read a recent article, that reports that parent’s views of sexuality does affect their children’s views. The big finding in the article, which hits home for me being the father of two daughters and another on the way, that the better relationship a father has with his daughters, the more likely they are [...]

Bed time rituals

This is the second week in a row, where right before my oldest goes to bed, I sit down next her and we read a couple of Bible verses from a book mark that takes your child through a series of verses from a pre-selected topic. Rachel is three, and has the attention span of [...]

from a locked room to interaction

The first Thursday of every month, a couple of available students go downtown to our church’s compassion center. A place of free medical, free legal, free treatment for people from our town and surroudning area that can’t afford health insurance, perscriptions, legal aid and other needs they have that most Americans would consider basic needs. [...]