Category Archives: Christian Living
Stepping on Legos
I have stepped on more toys this past year than in the previous decade: little legos, matchbox cars, etc. The lights are out, I’m on my way to bed and I just need to cross the living room to lock … Continue reading
Not the Respectable, but Outcasts
Later on Jesus was having a meal in Levi’s house. A large number of tax collectors and other outcasts were following Jesus, and many of them joined him and his disciples at the table. Some teachers of the Law, who … Continue reading
Giddy as a school-boy
I know I’m young and excitable, but man! The #1 person who I wished had a blog but didn’t… now does — and it rocks! One of our pastors, Dax Swanson, recently started up a blog (and a website, actually) … Continue reading
How Do You Fix Lack of Love?
In the garden of my heart, each plant has a label. “Faith”, “Hope”, “Goodness”, “Kindness”, etc. But when I get to “Love”, there’s no plant – just a black crater. No, wait. If you bend down and squint, there is … Continue reading
Time Management
I can’t encourage you enough to check out the excellent series on time management by C.J. Mahaney, starting with Are You Busy?. The whole series is good, but I especially liked this one, where he includes an excerpt from R.C. … Continue reading
Holiness by JC Ryle, Introduction
In referring to J.C. Ryle’s book, Holiness, in recent blog comments, I was reminded how much I enjoyed his book and was also excited to find that the full text is in the public domain. So I thought it would … Continue reading
2008 Books
Jessica & I have been tabulating the books we’ve read in 2008. She came up with 11, I’ve only got 7: Sent: Living the Missional Nature of the Church by Ed Stetzer (should be nearly finished by the end of … Continue reading
Sight for a Blind Man
I love the blind guy in John 9. In the middle of a crowd of chickens – including his parents – he cares about the truth and doesn’t give a rip what might happen to him. It’s so refreshing to … Continue reading
Giving into Despair
I gave into some despair and depression last night and this morning, mainly triggered by (in the short term) all the things that went wrong last night and (in the long term) doubting my wisdom in big-picture goals and strategies. … Continue reading
Natural Causes versus Spiritual Forces
I was driving a teen home recently, talking about whether to attribute our blessings/trials to natural consequences or to spiritual forces (demons/angels/God). As we were talking and driving south on the Guide, we hit the point where it split from … Continue reading
