Holiness Reeducation

Well I have woken up in Indiana for the past four days and life is moving ahead. I am exhausted, tired of not sleeping in my own bed, tired of what the financial crisis has done to the mortgage process and thankful. So here are some thoughts to get you going this week. Overwhelming Gratitude […]

Sorry I have been silent for so long, but life is a bit crazy as we prepare to head to Indiana. I will be on blogging hiatus until after I get to Indiana sometime in the next week or so. Until then, keep it real, kick it up a notch and get jiggy with it. […]

Thankful. Thankful for Sabbath. This weekend I actually enjoyed some beautiful Sabbath and it did my souls incredible good. I lead a men’s retreat for my church out to the Pamlico sound, on the Neuse River. We worked, we played, we canoed and sailed. Mainly we sat around, looked at the beautiful water, talked and […]

Just some thoughts from the overhyped but highly anticipated VP candidate psuedo-debate last night. – It is hard to call that a debate when neither candidate answered questions asked or responded to each other – Biden had too many numbers and facts, but you got the sense that when they brought up votes that had […]

Holy Father, The world feels heavy today. People are scared, people are angry, people have no peace. All this turmoil is showing the foundations of each of our lives and for too many, the shifting sands of their foundations are faltering badly amidst the storms. Reveal yourself anew dear Lord to all those who have […]

I have been spending time, in preparation for a retreat I am leading this weekend, studying 2 Timothy chapter 1. In this final charge to Timothy, Paul, who is in prison in Rome, works hard to encourage Timothy down the right path as a pastor and leader. The image that sticks with me today is […]