This week Pastor Stephen referenced a handout from a past sermon – Idols of the Heart II. This is a pretty powerful set of questions that can really get to our own personal idols that hide so well. It’s worth spending some time with this handout with an open heart where we had false gods. [...]
This year I took on a different role – speaker. I loved it. I spent a week at beautiful Camp Spofford in NH where Colette really enjoyed running around in and out of a lake. It was really amazing – There were about 100 kids between ages 8 and 12.
I had opportunity the last two weeks to study and share God’s word with our morning services – it was a little different for me because I preaching sermons in Pastor Stephen’s Romans series. But I had a lot of fun thinking about how to interpret and apply sermons on “persecution” and “weeping with those who weep”. – I want to share those messages with my blog readers:
Power of a Whisper is an autobiographical memoir of one of the most innovative Christian leaders of my father’s generation cleverly disguised in the garb of a practical theology book. In my opinion, it of course falls short as an exhaustive guide on how to hear God. But as a story line of what happens [...]
Wow, it’s been forever since I (we) blogged – it’s a shame too because we’ve done a lot of cool stuff this summer. I did want to post some sermons that have been posted online. I’ve had the opportunity to preach 4 times at two churches. Here are some of the things I’ve spoke on. [...]
The aim of our charge is love that issues from a pure heart and a good conscience and a sincere faith. Certain persons, by swerving from these, have wandered away into vain discussion, desiring to be teachers of the law, without understanding either what they are saying or the things about which they make confident [...]
I spoke at Dix Hills on October 5th. I gave a talk about story and identity. Check it out here Three Stories about Hebrews: Some of you who read this blog remember that I gave a similar talk at Integrity Fellowship. I love the idea that Jesus was victorious in same points where Israel failed [...]
