Victor was a retired CEO of a hospital supply company in our town, and when he agreed to be a deacon, I was absolutely thrilled. He’d bring so much insight,…
God Approaching
You’ll know Him when you see Him. He carries the likeness of no mortal man. He will turn you upside down and shake you until your pockets no longer jingle. He…
Your Own Private Qumran
If you're not into metaphors, nothing to see here. If you love it like I do, come along! In the arid Judean wilderness, perched on the edge of the Dead…
Approachable
We can approach Him. To do so is to be rescued from the typical and baptized into the extraordinary. We can come boldly because He replaced the burden of our shame with…
This is the Hard Part
We have more ways to hear God’s Word than any generation before us. Me? I have three Bible apps, several audio bibles, and e-bibles on my phone. That phone also…
The 38 Year Wait
It was just another day around the pool of Bethesda. The usual crowd of weary hopefuls, lingering by the pool with worn faces, stared daily in anticipation of divine intervention.…
Cease and Be Still
We battle to own the apostates. We fight in our bunkers of shares.We taunt them with jesting emojis.We rage with our unflinching stares. We argue our case on the platforms.We…
How I Learn Best
The greatest lessons I learn about the gospel are found in relationship with other people. Not just believers but in every relationship. The lepers, the Pharisees, the prostitutes, the wasted…
The Baptist Futurist
Here's a great conversation with Chris Forbes on churches, cooperation, and the future. https://youtu.be/vIuChIeQV3s?si=9XPMBVwCCUnrXPJg
The Mystery of Making Stuff Up
Most creatives can't explain how they do what they do. Formulas escape them. The mysterious process occurs somewhere between the prefrontal and motor association cortex. Apart from the mechanics of…