Holiness Reeducation

There are numerous problems we face, as the church, when it comes to sharing our faith with our world. One of the most difficult ones for many of us is the problem of miracles. Miracles are a problem? Wait, aren’t miracles a great testament to our faith? Don’t they show that God is real? Didn’t […]

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 […]

There are two really important questions for us to consider today. Do you understand your strengths and gifts? Do you understand the dark side of your strengths and gifts? It is vitally important for us to understand the gifts God has given us and to seek out our calling so as to use those gifts […]

The stunning announcement came yesterday that Disney is buying Lucas FIlms for 4 billion dollars and is planning on continuing the Star Wars series, Fans can expect to see Episode 7 in theaters by 2015. George Lucas the beloved and much maligned Star Wars godfather will serve as Yoda to the project but not direct […]

Apple announced the release of the new iPad mini this week and immediately its stock dropped 2.5%. Why? Well it will take someone much smarter than I to tell you exactly why, but I can tell you the big picture reason. Crowds are fickle. The stock market in our country is such a gamble because […]

My favorite part of amusement parks is the roller coasters. I love going fast. I love spinning around. I love screaming at the top of my lungs and letting a great big “Yeah doggie” as I am hurled around a dark corner going 55 mph. I love roller coasters. When I was young roller coasters […]

Each morning before school, our family gathers together to pray. We always end our time together by saying the Lord’s Prayer together. Saying this prayer together has been a great moment of discipling our children. We have talked about the parts of the prayer and what they mean. We have talked about why we pray […]

Thanks to Scot McKnight for highlighting this great video from Dr. Ben Witherington III on the role of women. If I only had 7 minutes to talk to someone on the subject, I hope it would sound a lot like this. I would also love to be able to do it in a British accent […]

A People of the Cross and the Tomb Some of us believe in the power of the crucifixion without believing in the power of the resurrection. Oh most of us wouldn’t say that. Nor have I read any doctrinal statements that support that belief. The way we live our lives, however, shows this to be […]

Sunday we started our new worship series at DCC focusing on what it means to be made whole by God. For the first couple of weeks we are looking at the idea of spiritual balance as a route to wholeness. The most important part of that balance being intimacy with God. I especially talked about […]