Holiness Reeducation

Christian ethics have been on my mind a lot lately. With the world feeling like it is at a tipping point of redefining itself in economics, politics, power, communication, and environmentalism, there are a lot of questions not just about where we are going, but how we are going to get there. When we are […]

I posted a new podcast last night. It is a sermon that wrapped up our summer preaching series going through Genesis. This sermon focused on some of the larger themes of Genesis, most notably the tension between God’s Sovereignty and our free will. This mystery really frames the sermon as I talk about the reconciliation […]

Sorry I have been AWOL, but my computer has been down for about a week. At one point I had two hours of nothing but the blue screen of death, but I have been able to perform at least a partial resurrection. We dropped our daughter off at kindergarten for the first time today and […]

**** Editor’s Note – I just updated my podcast with a sermon on Joseph and trying to understand how dreams play a role in our relationship with God**** There are too many things to talk about from the Olympics to delve into them in any depth, so here are some quick thoughts and then some […]

The other day I was hanging out with my good friend Maggie, when the thought occurred to me, Maggie is a free range chicken. Now I know what you are thinking, I wish I was friends with Greg too, but seriously that is a great analogy for my friend. Why? Well as I have spent […]

What a great weekend! Between the start of the Olympics, some nice weather, a great softball weekend and a great day in church, it was simply a satisfying weekend. Enough of the pleasantries, let’s get to the ramblings. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it! I have never been so excited about men in […]

I must say the wife and I are excited about the opening ceremonies tonight. You know there will be ten thousand Chinese acrobats making the world’s greatest human pyramid. I do love the Summer Olympics and can’t let them begin without some predictions. Men’s Basketball – Team USA will lose… in the group round, and […]

What are we as Christians to make of dreams? Dreams are one of the least talked about spiritual encounters in the church, yet we find God speaking to people through dreams throughout the scriptures. It is impossible to miss all of the encounters that people have with God in scripture. Yet, we are typically very […]

Cake makes you happy Today is my son’s 2nd birthday. That sure went fast, wow! I always dreamed about having a son, but the reality has been far more wonderful than anything I imagined. What I really appreciate about my son is his spirit. He is gentle, laid back, full of life,  very loving and […]