How in the world is it possible that my next sermon in the book of Romans arrives right on the week of the public hearings for the impeachment of a sitting president? I can only explain it as one of those things that I see as the hand of God. Some people believe in coincidence.…
Man, oh man, did John MacArthur irresponsibly back his way into a hornets nest! He apparently told Beth Moore (an evangelical author and bible study leader) to, “go home!” when asked to give the first thing that came to his head when her name was mentioned. First of all, let me just start by tackling…
10 years ago today I posted on Facebook “Don is calling tomorrow a pivotal day in his personal history.” I did not know then, just how true that statement would be. But I did NOT know just how misguidedly narrow that statement would prove to be. That first meeting of ReCAST Church has proven to…
I am currently auditing a seminary class that is covering the way that the church should interface with a post-Christian culture. It has been helpful to consider the role that the church should play, in a culture that is increasingly marginalizing the church as a primary influence. We live in a very divided culture right…
I was born and raised in Michigan. The seasons no longer surprise me. It snows in the winter and gets cold. It gets hot in the summer. The leaves turn and fall in the Autumn. And the flowers bloom in the Spring rains. Each transition from one season to another brings anticipation to my heart.…
Monday February 25, 2019 will go down as a day of ghastly and reprehensible actions by the senate of the United States of America. It makes precious little difference if you are a Democrat or Republican. On this day, Senate Bill 311 (aka: The Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act) was voted down in the senate…
What’s Wrong With Sin? (or I’m Not an Angry Drunk)
February 21, 2019
I believe that we are an increasingly pragamatic culture. That means that we believe that the value of something is only according to how well it works to produce a desired outcome. This comes out in business models that seek to get results by whatever means work. We value productivity. We value efficiency. And…
I feel like God works on me in specific seasons and cycles. Last year, I would’ve called the the year of prayer. My prayer life increased and I have made a more concerted effort to be mindful of God throughout the day as well as spending some more concerted effort at a prayer time…
Can a wall be immoral? Not exactly, because walls have no will. They merely sit there, stoic and lonely, giving in to the ravages of time and entropy. Poor walls. But I would like to just quickly weigh in on the hyped up rhetoric that is currently swirling around in our culture that may have…
There is an independent streak in me that runs a mile deep. I don’t want to be in need or in want of anything that I cannot provide for myself. Part of this comes from an upbringing that led me to false conclusions that associated need with weakness. Some of it is a God…
How can we already be into November!? 2018 has flown by. And many are ready for Christmas decorations. I have already heard Christmas music playing . . . But not so fast. I am not sure if it was intentional, but I think the timing of Thanksgiving is at least a little ironic. We…
I can say with confidence that I never blacked out from drinking too much in high school. In large part because I never drank in high school. As a matter of fact I wasn’t invited to parties. I wasn’t out getting with the ladies. I wasn’t even really sure what I was missing. I…
