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Bible in 90 Days – Day 5 – Exodus 1-15 “But the more they [the Egyptians] oppressed them [the Israelites], the more they multiplied and spread so that the Egyptians came to dread the Israelites.” Exodus 1:12 CSB This is the history of all God’s people. When oppressed, they multiply and spread. This is God’s […]
Bible in 90 Days – Day 4 – Genesis 40-50 Genesis 50:20 CSB (Joseph to his betraying brothers…) “You planned evil against me, God planned it for good to bring about the present result – the survival of many people.” One of the most famous verses in Genesis. Used usually to attempt to comfort those […]
Bible in 90 days – Day 3 – Genesis 29 – 40 Genesis 37:20 CSB (Joseph’s brothers, conspiring…) “So now, come on, lets kill him and throw him into one of the pits. We can say that a vicious animal ate him. Then we’ll see what becomes of his dreams!” One of the all-time great […]
Bible in 90 days – day 2 – Genesis 17-28 Genesis 28:13-14 (To Jacob) “I am the LORD, the God of Abraham your father and Isaac. The land on which you lie I will give to you and your offspring… …and in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.” Jacob did […]
Bible in 90 days: Day 1 – Genesis 1-16 “Fear not, Abram. I am your shield. Your reward will be very great.” Genesis 15:1 ESV God protects and provides for those whom He calls. We do not need to attempt to make a name for fret over our own safety. This is what the Babylonian […]
Unfortunately, this post is going to be controversial. That saddens me. Last year, a study found that most American Christians actually hold heretical (contrary to true doctrine) beliefs. TBN is part of the problem, in my opinion. This past Sunday, in my sermon at Stonebrook, I went on a bit of a tangent and exhorted our […]
Over the course of my career I have helped hundreds of churches with their web and graphic design. I have seen all the pitfalls, all the cliches, and all the different ways we boldly declare to the world “there is no commercial graphic artist in our midst!” I also have seen the path to vastly […]
Confession: Although I have been able to recite to you the correct Sunday school definition of servant-leadership ever since my 7th grade ELCA church youth leader, Amy, drilled it into our heads, I think, to my shame, I am just now coming to understand it. I am coming to understand that, in my soul, I’ve always […]
I read a lot of books. About 1 in 10 is worth mentioning. Think Again by Jared Mellinger is one of them. My corner of evangelical christianity is fairly heavily introspective. Many spiritual disciplines and counseling practices emphasize introspection as a means of self-reflection to route out incorrect patterns of thinking. Many sermon applications either […]
Freedom in Christ is a tricky, tricky, tricky subject to get right. Christians believe (actually, Jesus taught) that holiness and obedience are crucial to the faith (John 14:15). But what is obedience? Obedience to what? What happens if we disobey? How does God feel toward Christians when we break His commands? The same as He felt toward […]
Reading is a big deal in my family. Trying to keep my 10 year old “in books” is worse that trying to keep her in shoes or clothes (which she outgrows at a rapid pace). We’re regular patrons at our local library, and probably a decent percentage of it’s monthly revenue (in late fees.) I’m […]
Focus is essential for success in any endeavor, and I’m terrible at it (most of the time). A friend of mine used the phrase “professional squirrel hunter” to describe me. (Note: this is a reference to the dog in the movie Up. “SQUIRREL!”) But my pseudo-ADD isn’t the only reason for the lack of focus. […]