Holiness Reeducation

Just saw this post from pastorgear.com that shows a new pulpit with a built in space for an iPad. I am not a Mac guy, but this is sweet. Evidently a lot of pastors are using iPads now for preaching instead of notes. I just want to let you know that I like the idea, […]

I like to burn stuff in church. There I admitted it, I am a pyro-pastor. I am also the only pastor I know to set himself on fire during a baptism, so maybe that is fitting. Yesterday at Duneland Community Church we got to burn the mortgage on 12 acres of land that we know […]

Talk about aggravating! How would you like to be caught in a traffic jam that was moving on average 1/3 mile per day! That is the horror outside of Beijing the past week, as the mother of all traffic jams has tied up a major highway. The traffic jam is caused by construction and road […]

Is binge drinking simply a part of what it means to be British? That is the question being debated by many in a country renowned for giving the world pints of beer and demonstrating a commitment to heavy drinking that few in the world can rival. The British government is taking steps to make binge […]

What does faithfulness look like? Do you get a mental image of faithfulness? The image that comes to mind quite often for me is the image of my Mommaw. My Mommaw is an incredibly faithful woman. What is really wonderful about that is that this weekend her church celebrated her faithfulness. On Sunday at the […]

Yesterday Gretchen and I celebrated 12 years of marriage. 12 years, that is the same amount of time I was in elementary, middle and high school. Getting through all of that schooling seemed to take an eternity, but 12 years of marriage has flown by. There was a bit of irony in the anniversary celebration […]

Much has been made this week of a poll that shows that 20% of those interviewed believe our president is Muslim. This is highly relevant right now because of the debate about the building of a mosque near Ground Zero in New York. Evidently many people think Obama is all for it because he needs […]

Ladies, here is a great way to help in the fight against human trafficking. A good friend helped to found a new organization called Free The Girls. They sell women’s apparel that goes to rescue women caught in human trafficking. They also help to give jobs to women who have been caught up in trafficking […]

Would I let my son play football? That is a question I have been asking myself lately. I love football. I really love football. I really love the Redskins. I never had the chance to play football growing up, but always wanted to. But now I am asking myself will I let my son play […]

I declare the official end of the vacation portion of the summer. It is time to transition. In a bit I am picking Sophie up at the airport, and for the next 9 days until school starts my whole family will be in the same state. That is the longest we have been in the […]