I preached a sermon tonight at my home church. What most people don’t know is that I skipped an entire page of notes and started giving away my ending – until I realized that I was on the wrong page.Sweating and flustered, I tried to recover by making one point and then retracing my steps [...]
Archive for March, 2008
If Preachers Were Really In Charge
Posted in Sovereignty on March 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Only 275 More Days Until Christmas!
Posted in Uncategorized on March 24, 2008 | 2 Comments »
While counting down to Christmas is a favorite past-time of young consumerists everywhere, there’s another countdown going on behind the scenes – There are 275 days until many Americans will go back into a church to listen (or sit through) a gospel presentation. Easter was yesterday, and these Americans heard something in a church – [...]
Changing Vows
Posted in Uncategorized on March 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
As a follow-up to my last post on love, I found an interesting article. This has got to be one of the clearest “sign-of-the-times” articles in a long time: click right here.The traditional wessing vow line “til death do us part” is being replaced all the more frequently by less committal promises like “as long [...]
Christian Love Should Stand Out
Posted in Uncategorized on March 12, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Allow me to offer a suggestion.
Here are the current Top 10 songs in the country:
Carefully look up the lyrics to these songs, and tell me why the Christian community cannot offer something better? Something rational? Something beautiful?
Because the Top 10 songs include 8 or 9 love songs (they will change each week, but the [...]
Fridays Are For…
Posted in Uncategorized on March 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The Wikipedia entry on “Friday” tells us that the day’s name is somehow related to “love, peace, and relaxation, as well as with emotional intensity and quashed dreams.”
May Friday be everything you hoped it would be. But, don’t let Friday be the best day of the week – the world teaches us that working is [...]
Don’t Be Honest Unless Nobody Will Get Hurt
Posted in Honesty on March 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was watching one of those middle-of-the-day TV shows with some hosts and a guest or two. The guest was someone who gives advice in a popular advice column, and the topic was “When it’s OK to lie.”
I should just stop typing now… but there’s a need for it.
Our culture is so obsessed with self-esteem [...]
Chessboard Theology
Posted in Uncategorized on March 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I play chess.
I love it.
I play online and occasionally OTB (Over-the-board).
Every once in a while, I like to compare the Christian life to a game of chess. I play a very offensive style of chess – that is, I prefer to go on the attack as opposed to the defensive. Often, especially in this style [...]
Christian Amnesia
Posted in Uncategorized on March 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
There’s a new game show out there called Amnesia.
I just happened to cross its’ path Friday night. The premise is simple: A contestant is asked random trivia from their life – What was the name of your first baseball team? What is the speed limit on your road? etc…
I was under-wowed. That’s what we should [...]
Cleaning House
Posted in Uncategorized on March 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Our pastor’s sermon this morning was on the cleansing of the Temple (Matthew’s account) and he pointed out something that got me thinking…
He explained what the Temple was supposed to be for the people – a place of God’s presence, and a place to worship. The selling of animals and the money-changing and everything else [...]
