I say retreat!

I can feel it. I’m way overdue for some time to reflect, think, pray, and unload. I shared with our elders at Journey last week about my sense of being overwhelmed and was deeply grateful for their kind and loving…

Struggling with salvation

Tim has an excellent post about Christians who struggle with their salvation. He promises to break it down into a series of entries, but in his first salvo, he gives three important affirmations about a person’s salvation: First, it is…

Review: “State of Fear” (4 stars)

I’ve always enjoyed Michael Crichton’s work. I mean, the guy who brought us Jurassic Park is simply a great storyteller. However, in State of Fear, he pulls back the covers to reveal just how deeply many environmentalist groups have bedded…

For all you self-employed folks…

I won’t waste your time with even trying to add to the excellent entry that Andy White has over at his blog. It relates to the importance of positive self-talk for the self-employed person that often works alone. The “I…

Visual DNA

Saw this over at KT’s and Shelley’s blogs… Mucho coolo. Read my VisualDNA™ Get your own VisualDNA™

Review: “A Generous Orthodoxy”

I enjoyed reading Brian McLaren’s emergent thesis book – A Generous Orthodoxy, but it left me with far more questions than the book could answer related to his actual positions on a few things. Only one chapter in the book…

Chasing the kingdom

I think that Matthew 13.44-46 contains two of my very favorite parables of Christ. They’re both joyful comparisons of the kingdom of heaven. They’re so compelling, so inviting, and so deeply challenging that you find yourself meditating on them long…