Holiness Reeducation

This is a really interesting article from Planet Money and Frontline about the damage caused to the Haitian economy by giving away rice. In short, many Haitians make a living growing, wholesaling and street vending rice. When a bunch of people start showing up and giving away rice for free it is hard to make [...]

Check out this article. You have to admire the man’s ability to be clever and stupid at the same time! I guess being dead is a loose term.

Hey, long time no blog. Sorry for maintaining radio silence there for a while, life has simply been crazy. This week promises more of the same, but I should be back on a regular schedule. The Most Christian Moment About 11 days ago I had the incredible privilege of being with one of my congregants [...]

Do I really have this much to say? I started blogging on February 14, 2006 and in the almost four years since I have now written 500 blog entries. That equates out to 125 a year or one about every three days. That is more discipline and consistency that my life has usually known, so [...]

The ramblings are coming fast and furious today, so let’s get it on… Sorry to hear about Patrick Swayze’s death last week. My top five so bad you have to love them Swayze films are… (in descending orders of bad/watchable ratio) 5. Ghost, 4. Red Dawn, 3. Dirty Dancing, 2. Point Break, 1. Roadhouse I [...]

Maybe I should find a Big Ten Team College football kicked off in all its glory this weekend and life is better for it. Great story lines from the return of ND and Michigan to Division I football, to BYU’s big upset and Oklahoma’s title dreams slipping, to Navy almost shocking THE ohio state university [...]

Just a bunch of quick thoughts and links to get you going on this holiday shortened work week. Hope you enjoyed your day off? I have spent the past three weeks negotiating for a new location for our church to meet. I am very excited to say that this week we will sign a 4 [...]

Somethings never change. Two beautiful days of spring warmth have returned to rain and cold. I am limping from another ankle injury and its Monday. So let’s get on with the excitement…. Marrying Prostitutes Yesterday I preached on the book of Hosea, one of my favorite Old Testament books. The title of my sermon was, [...]

If you have ever had the joy of going on a trip with Youth Works you know Taco Tuesday well. If not, you too can make today Taco Tuesday! Enjoy a little Mexican for lunch and a siesta afterwards. It’s okay, tell them your pastor said it was a good idea. Anyways, here are some [...]

Here are some links for the week… We are coming up on the 200th anniversary of Lincoln’s birth. Did you know they kept the clothes he died in, the bullet that killed him and the mattress that he died on? Interesting article Valentine’s Day is almost here, have you found your soul mate yet? Well [...]