Holiness Reeducation

Can Ronald Reagan and Yitzhak Rabin teach the church something about forgiveness? My good friend Jason Reese has a great article on Ronald Reagen’s Legacy and the power of forgiveness. There is a powerful quote from former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin on forgiveness. In regards to shaking hands with Yasser Arafat during a peace […]

VCU! Butler!? Lots of underdog inspired ramblings on this fine Monday morning…… Because I’m 34 and I am not coaching a Final Four team All of the parity in college basketball has made this a March Madness to remember. VCU and Butler in the Final Four? Connecticut has some big time players but they barely […]

Here is today’s sermon on Ephesians 2:14-3:13. The sermon is called The Living Temple of God and looks at our role as the living monuments of God’s defeat of the powers of this world through the work of Christ.   3.27.11 – The Living Temple of God  

How much does the culture of our churches, especially for leadership, hamper or support the best of who we are as humans? Gary Hamel wrote a book several years ago called The Future of Management in which he challenges many of our ideas of how to shape and lead organizations. While this book is from […]

At the end of Ephesians two there a remarkable passage that continues through chapter three. Paul is reshaping our understanding of identity in Christ and he says this. “Consequently, you are no longer foreigners and strangers, but fellow citizens with God’s people and also members of his household, built on the foundation of the apostles […]

as From John 1, “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” The great mystery of Jesus for me has always been that he never hesitated to call sin what […]

Buzzer beaters, theological firestorms, the drama of Ephesians, and a time machine for your body, all in today’s ramblings…..   Because what is a blog without mentioning Rob Bell I finished Love Wins this weekend and will offer my thoughts in a more in depth post and hopefully a podcast with some friends later in […]

4.24.11 – Easter Sunday 4.17.11 – Reistance Is(n’t) Futile 4.3.11 – Don’t mess with my family

If you want the real story of St. Patrick, who better to tell you than our friend Bob and Larry?   Most holidays have lost their true meaning behind commercialism and excess, and St. Patrick’s Day is no exception. Its importance and subsequent abuse is certainly not of the magnitude of Easter and Christmas, but […]

Last week we began our Lenten focus which is taking us through the book of Ephesians this year. All of our church small groups, and our worship services are walking through Ephesians and we have challenged our people to spend time in it every day during Lent. Much of what we are studying in Ephesians […]