Holiness Reeducation

John Stott beloved and respected British theologian, teacher and pastor passed away yesterday. Stott’s work was very influential in my life when I went to Wheaton College. There, while I was receiving my call to ministry, I encountered Stott’s work at a critical juncture of my faith development. Stott came to Wheaton while I was […]

My sermon work has taken me to this amazing section of 1 Peter 4. “The end of all things is near. Therefore be alert and of sober mind so that you may pray. 8 Above all, love each other deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins. 9 Offer hospitality to one another without […]

After a 4 year hiatus, I’m back in the blogging world. All my fans have been asking for me and I like to give the people what they want. 8) I’ve been thinking a lot about family these days; specifically, my own little family here in NW Indiana. It feels like we are entering a […]

There is much to talk about after a news worthy weekend, but all of it pails in comparison to the evil displayed in Norway on Friday by Anders Behring Breivik, a self proclaimed Christian. Anders shattered the psyche of Norway through his terrorist actions that included blowing up a car bomb in Oslo and gunning […]

Last night the wife and I escaped with our friends Gretchen and I escaped with our friends Jeff and Ingrid to go see Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Part 2. I was thoroughly satisfied with the final installment of the film series. In all there really hasn’t been a dud among any of them. It […]

I have been exploring some new music this summer and trying to find new bands to love. I want to share some of my suggestions and get some recommendations. Here are the albums/artists that have been in heaviest rotation for me this summer. Bon Iver – new album entitled Bon Iver This is a nice […]

When you walk outside at 5:45 in the morning and it already feels like it is 85 degrees and the air is so thick that you can taste it, you know you are in for a hot one. Especially when you are in Indiana. Unfortunately for my NC friends you get mornings like that in […]

As I continue to preach through this summer using films that teach, this past weekend I actually showed a video sermon. I was going to be out of town and wanted to do something fun while I was gone. Below is the sermon we showed in two pieces. The only thing missing is the clip […]

We are back from our tour of New England and what a trip it was. The purpose of the trip was dropping our daughter off at camp for two weeks, but there was no way we were going that far without taking some time to really enjoy one of our favorite areas of the country. […]

What does it mean to live in a world without space shuttles? That is the question I am considering this morning while realizing how much the world is changing. We are running out of astronauts. We have grounded the space shuttles. We are bumming rides off of the Russians to go into space. (That is […]