This week I have the awesome opportunity to teach on the story of Zacchaeus… you know, “he was a wee little man, and a wee little man was he…” I’m confident that I will be...

Today I am reading The Wounded Healer for a Pastoral Counseling class that I am taking. Nouwen is always great – I have been deeply impacted by much of his writing. I came across a...

In Galatians 6:2, Paul writes, “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.” On the surface this seems like a great command in that it means that we...

Last month I finished up a teaching series on 2 Corinthians. I absolutely loved teaching through this book. One of the last passages that I taught on was 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, which reads, “7To keep...

Every year Barna and his group come up with some current trends in Christianity. I’m not sure how they get these, and I am always skeptical of things like this anyway, but I thought I...

As we enter 2010 my mind is just buzzing with ministry ideas, hopes, dreams, and expectations. I have this sense in me that God wants to do some great things in the coming year. This...

Well, it’s been a long time since I have blogged. i got bogged down with seminary and just forgot what was important :) And, to be honest, this isn’t a true blog. I need your...

I ran across a great video of 4 great Christian thinkers talking about the end times. They are respectful, but willing to disagree with each other. They are scholarly, yet accessible. They are academic, and...

The more I hear Matt Chandler, the more I like him. Here is an interview that I recently saw with him talking about his personal relationship with God and how he grows personally. I really...