Holiness Reeducation

On this my 35th Birthday I am finally eligible to run for President of the United States. So let me officially start my write in campaign. Here is my platform for changing America. 1) Sandwiches. Sandwiches can change America. A sandwich can be hearty, healthy, delicious, practical and economically responsible. We need to help people […]

I found both of these items out shopping last week and was disturbed by both of them.   I was disturbed by the dancing Rabbi because of how much I wanted one. Good to know that commercialization of religious holidays has extended outside of Christianity to Judaism as well. The WWJD movie just made me […]

My daughter keeps asking, “Dad is Advent when we give up stuff and make a list of goals or when we have the calendar and the candles?” I am not sure if this makes me want to add more fasting to Advent or more candles to Lent. Either way, it is indeed the season of […]

I just read a really interesting review of the book The END of Sexual Identity by Jenell Williams Paris over at Jesus Creed. I haven’t read the book yet, but I am adding it to my short list of books to read soon. Here is an excerpt from the review. If you are interested in […]

Some times you plant the seed, some times you water the soil, sometimes you do the weeding, and sometimes when you are really privileged you get to bring in the harvest. Those roles are all vitally important in creating a crop. They are all essential for the desired end result to be  achieved.  In the […]

Last week I had the privilege of being interviewed on Calvary Radio here in Valparaiso. If you are interested you can hear the program via this link. Download: Mixdown%20for%20arts%20and%20media%20part%201.wav

Did Jesus preach the gospel as we understand it? If not did Jesus not understand the gospel or do we not understand the gospel? (That is actually a rhetorical question) I have been thinking a lot lately about the gospel and I am embarking on reading Scot McKnight’s new book about The King Jesus Gospel. […]

The secret to great Chili, thoughts on the timing of God, and tough days for virtually every team I root for, all in today’s ramblings… Cooking Chili for Jesus Saturday night our church hosted a Chili Cook Off and Cookie Bake Off to benefit our local food pantry. It was awesome. We had over twenty […]

Here is the audio from today’s sermon on Matthew 28 and the great commission. 11.6.11 – Being Left in Charge

The gospel you preach will determine the disciples you make. Does the gospel you preach naturally lead people to a life of discipleship? What do the disciples your gospel produces look like? Those are the very important questions I have been wrestling with since returning from the Missional Learning Commons on Saturday. Is our struggle […]