Category Spiritual Markers

You may want to toodle on over to CNN’s website and read this article about two Italian men who are trying to get the courts to decide Jesus’ existence…

What got this line of thought going was some reflections about our church. It’s almost three years old. We have yet to see an adult make a decision to follow Jesus Christ for the first time. I have lots of…

First of all, you’ve got to read these four chapters! They’re awesome. Even wade through chapter 3, which details the amazing cooperation and delegation the Nhehmiah ordered to repair the wall. Nehemiah prayed all the time. In each significant circumstance,…

It’s called spiritual discernment. And there doesn’t seem to be much of it these days in the western church. Jesus told us to beware of false prophets in Matthew 7.15. Yet we naively and ignorantly refuse to acknowledge their very…

If you’re one of my three devoted blog readers (including my sister – I set her browser’s homepage to default to my blog, and I don’t think she knows how to change it; oh, and hi, mom!) then strap in.…

In our reading group Tuesday morning, we were discussing Part 3 of Hirsch and Frost’s book The Shaping of Things to Come. One of the thoughts that struck me during our discussion was how often in Scripture and in life…

Just came across this article today while searching the web for some sermon background and thought I would post a link to it. It’s from John Mark Ministries. I know nothing about them, but the little I perused while on…

You really need to check out Kenny Tomlin’s blog entry at findingfaith.org – “What Would an Atheist Do?” Pretty profound. Thanks, Kenny! Nike Corporation announced today that it will be releasing a new shoe – Nike Retro Wagons. To commemorate…

This is a post from our church’s “Ancient Words, Authentic Lives” Bible reading group… If you’re looking for a way to read scripture with a group of others, check out the group at I was struck this a.m. by…