Holiness Reeducation

Sorry for the blogging hiatus over the last couple of weeks, life has demanded my attention elsewhere. So to celebrate my return today I will share my reflections on The Man of Steel movie that came out over this weekend and the theology embedded there in. I would love to hear your thoughts as well. […]

Fantastic games, the movement of the Holy Spirit, the subtle racism of sports coverage and more in this week’s ramblings… I am finishing up Mike Breen’s Leading Kingdom Movements this week. Yesterday in my reading he was talking about our vast need for the power of the Holy Spirit to do the miraculous in our […]

Bacon, basketball, Palm Sunday, being part of a movement, all this and more in today’s ramblings… It was truly a wonderful weekend. Somehow life afforded me rest and abiding during Lent, right before Holy Week. That is almost unprecedented in my time as a pastor. With the kiddos gone for Spring Break Gretchen and I […]

There has been a bunch of hubbub in the last couple of days about some statements made by preacher and former megachurch pastor Rob Bell. Bell is no stranger to controversy or headlines. His book Love Wins pushed some very big theological buttons with evangelicals and set off a firestorm of controversy, and much to […]

Work smarter, not harder, that is how the saying goes. It is the mantra of every organization that is undergoing a budget crunch or just seeking to be more productive. The effort is sufficient, we just aren’t utilizing it smartly. There is some significant truth that can be gleamed from this simple saying. When applied […]

From Nehemiah 6  One day I went to the house of Shemaiah son of Delaiah, the son of Mehetabel, who was shut in at his home. He said, “Let us meet in the house of God, inside the temple, and let us close the temple doors, because men are coming to kill you—by night they […]

“I believe that no matter how random things may appear, there’s still a plan.” “I love it when a plan comes together!” – Col. John ‘Hannibal’ Smith – the A Team The A Team was absolutely my favorite show as a kid. I can remember sitting in the back of my dad’s yellow 1971 Volkswagen […]

It is Monday, President’s Day at that. A day to give thanks for two score plus white men who have guided our country throughout its history. ( I don’t think many of us think about honoring our current president on President’s Day). It just seems like a good day to laugh. So here are some […]

There shouldn’t be a moment of fear and pain for a parent when you are simply waiting in the drop off line to take your kids to school. I have a beautiful 6 year old boy  and a precious ten year old daughter that I dropped off at school this morning. As I said goodbye […]

You know who I think must be a genius? Future Greg! On the show How I Met Your Mother one of the recurring jokes has been about Future Ted and Future Marshall. When Ted and Marshall want to procrastinate, are unsure of how to handle a problem or don’t know what to do they simply […]