Traitors for Christ
Training Wheels For Augie’s birthday this past August we purchased a new bicycle for him. His old one was getting a bit small, and a bike is always a great gift in my book. After having no luck at Dick’s Sporting Goods, Augie found one at Target he liked—I suspect the neon-like green on it…
One of the things I love most about Thanksgiving is that I can stop being clandestine about playing Christmas music. 🙂 This year’s list is pretty much last year’s list because, sadly, no new Christmas albums came out in 2013 that interested me greatly. However, this has become an annual list…and I’ll sneak in a…
Instead of writing my own version of the articles, I’ll link to them and let you read both. Two things about the Duck Dynasty family patriarch, Phil Robertson: He’s a true Christian He’s a character #1 means he is going to believe (and repeat) what the Bible teaches. #2 means he is going to share…
Some woeful news for us ministers: WASHINGTON, D.C. — Americans’ rating of the honesty and ethics of the clergy has fallen to 47%, the first time this rating has dropped below 50% since Gallup first asked about the clergy in 1977. Clergy have historically ranked near the top among professions on this measure, hitting a…
There is an article worthy of a read from Megan McArdle about "Why [She Tries] Not to Write Bad Reviews." A key part of what she says: But that’s not actually the main reason I avoid it. The main reason I avoid the joys of snarky takedowns is that it’s not very good for you….
“Dan, we’ll wait for you…” I think most parents have moments where their child makes them proud—where their youngster’s act or accomplishment confirms the thing that every other parent should realize—that there kid is the absolute greatest. 🙂 And I have been blessed by God with four awesome children including what was a surprise addition…
I had the honor of working with this guy…and always thought of him as a drummer…but… [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/122818036″ params=”color=ff6600&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]
My beautiful wife Michelle turned me on to this bit of Christmas cheer: [youtube=http://youtu.be/qJ_MGWio-vc&w=512&rel=0]
A valuable article on the mainstreaming of vulgar language from Jonah Goldberg. Christians (including pastors) are also guilty of helping make obscene speech the norm and acceptable. Shame on us. (And, with all due respect to those who disagree, Christians who claim foul language is okay are choosing to ignore and or misinterpret ample biblical…
A new Twitter friend posted an article which showed that prayer had no effect on the success of heart bypass surgery (and that, actually, those who knew they were prayed for fared worse). For her consideration I shared my article, "A God that Does Not Want to Be Measured Will Not Be Measured." Although she…
Bad Compliments What is the worst compliment you've ever gotten? Does that seem like a strange question? Doesn't it seem like I should be asking, "What is the best compliment you've ever received?" Well, before I did some quick research on compliments I didn't realize just how many categories of bad compliments there are. For…
From this year’s national Christmas tree lighting: President Obama said Christmas is a time "we celebrate the birth of a child who came into the world with only a stable’s roof to shelter Him." He also made this statement about Christmas: "It’s a message both timeless and universal — no matter what God you pray…
Ominous words: "While we all agree that religious freedom is important, no one’s religious beliefs make it acceptable to break the law by discriminating against prospective customers," ACLU staff attorney Amanda Goad said in a statement. "No one is asking Masterpiece’s owners to change his beliefs, but treating gay people differently because of who they…
It’s the time of year where on one hand some Christians bemoan “the war on Christmas” while on the other hand others insist it is a sin to celebrate the holiday. Ignoring the first concern (at least for now), is it okay for those who follow Jesus to celebrate Christmas? Instead of answering that directly,…
“Man Will” Versus “God Will” We’ll start off this sermon with a disconcerting set of verses from James…James 4:13-16 to be specific: 13 Come now, you who say, “Today or tomorrow we will go into such and such a town and spend a year there and trade and make a profit”— 14 yet you do not know…