If you are anything like me, then you have a tendency to make mountains out of molehills! Whatever is in front of me is all consuming until it is resolved and then it is on to the next thing. I enjoy putting out fires, but my focus and my propensity to quick decisions can sometimes…
Since this blog comes from a devotional I read this morning, by John Piper, I want to be sure that I give him credit for the thoughts of this blog. But I have honestly thought about sleep as a bit of a strange thing in the scope of life. A significant chunk of our lives…
The new Apple iPhone 5 has been announced and before it has even hit the shelves it is already outdated. Apple is probably already working on the iPhone 6 and next year they will be telling everyone why we need that one. I am into my gadgets and so this blog comes from an insider…
I have been fostering a habit of running regularly in the morning for the past several years and although a couple of times I have fallen away from it due to injury or just scheduling, I have been back at it and enjoying it immensely. Certainly, as anyone who has run for exercise can attest,…
I love the summer! Hot weather, lunch at home with the family, Fridays at the beach, the sounds of sprinklers, and fresh produce. And then I looked at the calendar and realized that we have a little over two weeks before schools starts! And my heart leaped for joy. You see I love the summer…
1 Corinthians 9:25 states, “Everyone who competes in the games exercises self control in all things. They then do it for a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.” The Olympics of the ancient era were going on during the time of the writing of the New Testament and although the sports may look different, human…
I just included Bacon in the title to try to get you to read this. Shameful? (well that’s your opinion)! I have been doing a lot of thinking about the role of laws, rules and regulations in the life of Christian. It is in part because I am preaching through the book of Galatians, but…
What happened this past week in Colorado was true evil. That a young man in cold blood would go through such a detailed and intricate plan to take the lives of so many people is beyond the ability of many of us to fathom. But in the face of this devastation is the reality…
I am preaching through Galatians and encountered the following statement of Paul in Galatians 1:10 “For am I now seeking the approval of man, or of God? Or am I trying to please man? If I were still trying to please man, I would not be a servant of Christ.” At first blush this seems…
I was reflecting on my life this morning and the way that God has led me to be the Pastor at ReCAST Church. And it is a winding path. But there are a few names and places that come to mind that are worthy of mentioning in thankfulness for their part in my life. Steve…
President Obama finally admitted what we already knew. He endorses homosexual marriage. Pastor Andy Stanley gave a dicey sermon illustration and didn’t condemn homosexual practices and has received heat for it. Albert Mohler, the president of Southern Seminary in Louisville at any given time has someone blogging against his very vocal and public stand against…
Songs can be powerful! Music has a way of teaching and preaching to our souls in a way that just plain old lecture never can. It connects emotion and words and therefore it has a power to stick with us and even transform our thinking. For that reason, I believe that we need to consider…
