From, For the Love of God, by D. A. Carson: “You’ve seen the bumper sticker: “The person with the most toys wins.” Wins what? The person with the most toys takes out of this life exactly what everyone else does. A billion years or so into eternity, how many toys we accumulated during our seventy…
Month: February 2016
Check out, “Watching Our Words” by Jacob C. Price
My son, Jacob, has written a new blog post entitled, “Watching Our Words,” where he explores the affect of words on our relationships and, as a part of a larger series he’s working on, “Becoming a Young Gentleman in the 21st Century”. I had the privilege of being interviewed by him for this segment (his…
Final Thoughts P22: Man of Encouragement
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7 Tips for Reading Better, Faster and Smarter
I have to read a lot for my job. As a pastor, my responsibility is not to know everything, but to know as much as I can and then know where to find what I don’t know (which is plenty!). That’s a big responsibility when you are regularly asked questions on every minutia of theology…
Things that make you scratch your head
I walked into McDonald’s a few minutes ago and ordered a sausage and egg and told the lady that I have Celiac Disease and so my food cannot touch anything that has touched food with gluten. The lady behind the counter said, “Oh, ok. I know about that. I will make sure they change gloves…
Final Thoughts P21: The Baton
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Bothered by Frustration
Do you ever find yourself getting frustrated with people? Let me re-phrase because the question is ridiculous. I know you do get frustrated from time-to-time. The question is how often and why? I’ve certainly been there (way too many times)! In some ways, I can be extremely patient–but then in other ways, well… I realized a…
Demonic Distraction
I’m not likely to elicit the services of a prostitute. I’m not likely to get a bottle of scotch and polish it off in a sitting. I’m not likely to hunt down someone I dislike and take them out with one, ridiculously accurate shot between the eyes. There are probably a thousand different things I…
iServe – P4b: iServe the Nations
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iServe – P4: iServe the Nations
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A Hunger for More
For the past few weeks, I’ve been experiencing some strange things going on with my heart–literally, not metaphorically. I’ve experienced elevated blood pressure, tightness in my chest, slightly labored breathing, and feelings of anxiety. It got so bad that I landed in the hospital for a couple of days while they ran tests and tried…
