Did you ever have one of those mornings when it seemed that life was just too short to have to wake up?!?!
That’s how I felt this morning. My allergies started an early summer raid through the streets of my head and I have felt groggy and tired all week long. In fact, on two nights [...]
Archive for June, 2007
Life’s Too Short
Posted in Christianity, Jesus, Life, Ministry, Religion, church on June 29, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Lincoln’s Assassin and the Bible
Posted in Christianity, Jesus, Ministry, Religion, Theology, church on June 28, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I stayed up late on Tuesday night and finished reading Manhunt. It’s still listed on the “Don’t Judge” page of the blog if you want more info on it. Manhunt is the story of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the 12 day hunt for John Wilkes Booth.
History has a way of becoming the cold [...]
When the Old Testament Hits Close to Home
Posted in Christianity, Jesus, Ministry, Religion, church on June 27, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m continuing my slowly progressing journey through the book of Jeremiah.
Chapter 23 begins this way:
“Woe to the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture!” declares the LORD. Therefore this is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says to the shepherds who tend my people: “Because you have scattered my flock [...]
I’m Wierd . . . Normally Wierd
Posted in Christianity, Jesus, Life, Ministry, Religion, Theology, church on June 26, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The staff at GCF . . . and our LIFE group are both reading and working through John Ortberg’s Everybody’s Normal Till You Get to Know Them. I like Ortberg’s stuff because its really sound stuff and I also like his sense of humor. He’s easy and enjoyable to read . . . and challenging [...]
Random Thoughts: Coal Mining, VBS, Christendom and Environmentalism
Posted in Christianity, Jesus, Ministry, Religion, Theology, church on June 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I have a busy day . . . so all I have for this morning are some random thoughts . . .
I noticed over the weekend that a few more people found the post about the coal mining figurine by typing “coal mining figurine” into a search engine. I am still amazed that there could [...]
UPDATED READING LIST . . .
Posted in Christianity, Jesus, Religion, Theology, church on June 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just finished up most of the books that have currently been appearing on the “Don’t Judge these Books by Their Cover” page.
I’m updating the list today. If you’re at all interested in what this “inquiring mind” is digging into for the next few weeks, check out the “Don’t Judge” page.
I am Hesitating on the Title
Posted in Blogging, Christianity, Jesus, Ministry, Religion, Theology, church on June 21, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I am hesitating on the title for this post. I should probably use the words “coal mining” or “coal mining figurine” in it somewhere . . .
Back in early May I wrote a post called Workin’ in a Coal Mine. The post was about my West Virginia heritage; especially my Dad and my grandfather (who [...]
Fair Trade Coffee, Child Abuse and China, Part Two
Posted in Christianity, Jesus, Ministry, Politics, Religion, Theology, church on June 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Some follow-up thoughts on yesterday’s post . . .
I offered up a few working-thoughts for this Sunday’s message on I Kings 21 (The Story of Ahab, Jezebel and Naboth) and promised that I would write about two injustice issues that tend to get my blood boiling.
The working definition of injustice that I posed yesterday was [...]
Fair Trade Coffee, Child Abuse and China, Part One
Posted in Christianity, Culture, Jesus, Politics, Religion, Theology, church on June 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I’m looking for some input from the blogosphere!
This Sunday we will be in the third message in a series on the Elijah and Elisha cycle of stories in I and II Kings. The series title is Courage in Corruption and we have been talking about where we find the courage to live exclusively and radically [...]
On My Knees and in Good Company
Posted in Christianity, Jesus, Ministry, Religion, church on June 18, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Several months ago I remember reading an interview with Bill Hybels, the pastor of Willowcreek Community Church. In the article, Hybels noted how he has a highly organized, goal-oriented, task-focused, type-A personality. He recounted how he had developed a way for him to get out of bed in the morning by first putting his knees [...]
