
A friend posed this question on Twitter: “Whose responsibility is it to train pastors: seminaries or local churches?” My answer is “yes.” I firmly believe in raising up leaders within a local...
I posted about the forget-me-nots I planted a while back and it seems a good time to talk about the second lesson that I’ve learned in watching them grow. Lesson #2,...
I go through cycles of enjoying one TV show at a time (i.e. it’s all I watch) and currently it’s Bones. Recently, I was watching a rerun when I caught the...
I gave the women in my family group little Forget-Me-Not grow kits for Valentine’s Day this year. It seemed fitting to have a little reminder that God doesn’t forget us, so...
I’ve started this post several times now, but it never seems to come out just right. I decided that today I would write it and whatever comes is good enough. Success...
The worst thing we could do is follow that familiar advice to ‘pray as if it all depended on God, and work as if it all depended on you.’ Rather, we...
[originally written 1/11/10] I had some friends over yesterday to play board games. After a few rounds of another game, we played Jenga. I thought it would be a nice quick...
I am finally catching up on my blog reading and I came across this post on The Gospel Coalition blog concerning the question, “When has a preacher crossed the line into...
I admit it, I’m kind of a reality TV junkie. I don’t watch every reality show, just the ones that take real talent and innovation to win. Two of my favorites...
I know the title of this post is silly, but I like to keep my tongue firmly planted in cheek at all times. My final assignment for evangelism and apologetics was...