Holiness Reeducation

Happy Reformation Day for all of you Protestants out there. Almost 500 years ago Martin Luther, writing more as a scholar than an intended reformer sparked a wave of transformation that has changed the very fabric of Christianity. I mean without Luther we would never have ended up with the Single Men Between the age […]

Halloween is just a couple of days away and the Arthurs are getting ready. Logan and I are going as Mario and Luigi this year and Sophie is going to be Wonder Woman. Gretchen decided she could opt out of dressing up since she is going to be at home handing out the candy. (I […]

1 Peter 1:13-23 Therefore, with minds that are alert and fully sober, set your hope on the grace to be brought to you when Jesus Christ is revealed at his coming. 14 As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. 15 But just as he who […]

A beautiful fall weekend in Indiana birthed a wonderful day of worship at DCC yesterday. What a privilege it is to proclaim the love of God each week. There is an almost indescribable joy in watching grace fall on a congregation and begin to work its way into the hearts of those gathered. It is […]

This is one of the most ridiculous things I have ever heard of church doing. Mars Hill Church in Seattle pastored by well known, much discussed, and certainly controversial pastor Mark Driscoll recently sent a cease and desist order to another church with the same name because they had copyrighted it. What? That deserves another […]

If you don’t get the picture, don’t worry about it. Just trust a Star Wars fan that it is really funny. This picture has me thinking about regret today. My personality is not one that is prone to dwell on regrets all that often, but my humanity certainly has left me with a multitude of […]

From Ezekiel chapter 23 23 Again the word of the LORD came to me: 24 “Son of man, say to the land, ‘You are a land that has not been cleansed or rained on in the day of wrath.’ 25 There is a conspiracy of her princes[b] within her like a roaring lion tearing its […]

It is beginning to spread, but to what end? That is the question that I am pondering today as the Occupy Wall Street movement has spread to other cities such as Chicago, Washington DC and a host of other locations. Similar protests have popped up around the globe, most recently in the Philippines. This is […]

Here is my sermon from 10/16/11  on Matthew 16. I take a look at the high invitation/high challenge nature of following Jesus. I reference the following matrix a lot, so it would be helpful to look at as you listen. 10.16.11 – Simple and Hard Not Complex and Easy  

Just a birthday shout out today to my precious girl. Can’t believe we are already halfway to 18. Too fast….