July, 2009
Car totaled, life stressed out, needs prayer
Kimberly and I must have asked the church planter in Austin, Texas forty-five questions over lunch at the Mexican restaurant. …(Continue Reading)
Wednesday's Word - Power of Example
Perpetual Incense
Every morning and every night, Aaron the high priest entered the tabernacle and burned incense. …(Continue Reading)
Saved to Brag...Even in a Bar
In 1 Peter 2:12 Peter urges his readers with all his heart to keep their behavior “excellent among the Gentiles.” This looks like one command but it actually comes with two implications: 1) L …(Continue Reading)
Praying for a Stranger
Five minutes ago I walked into Waterstreet Coffee Joint and a white collar-look'n guy probably the age of 45 sat at the outside table with his coffee and a look of "I'm enjoying the morning. …(Continue Reading)
Tuesday's Tag - Holy Hatred
Hatred is a stabbing, murdering affection, it pursues sin with a hot heart of death, as an avenger of blood, that is to say, of the blood of the soul which sin would spill, and off the blood …(Continue Reading)
Orcs, Elves, and Marilyn Manson
In an interview Marilyn Manson said, "So initially I was drawn to the darker side of life, but it's really just human nature. …(Continue Reading)
Why Church Leaders Prefer Emasculated Men Over Stallions
I read this and resonated. Scott Thomas nailed the bull's eye. No doubt, we as men must be humble, teachable, rebukable. …(Continue Reading)
Saturday's Scratch - Loving Your People, No Matter How Many
When you’ve pastored a church from your living room onward you learn that your job is to love everyone that God brings and search your heart if you cannot do so wholeheartedly because the a …(Continue Reading)
Thursday's Thought - What it Really Means to Follow Jesus
Following Jesus seemed easy enough at first, but that was because they had not followed him very far. …(Continue Reading)