When Trials Come Lyrics Keith and Kristyn Getty Words and Music by Keith and Kristyn Getty When trials come no longer fear For in the pain our God draws near To fire a faith worth more than gold And there His faithfulness is told And there His faithfulness is told Within the night I know … Continue reading »
Posted in January 2012 …
When Love Touches: Doing What No-one Else Would
At Calvary Baptist Church, we are studying the Gospel according to Mark. Pastor Kirk just wrapped up chapter one yesterday. At the end of the chapter is an interesting story where Jesus is confronted by a leper. This man begs for healing, stating that he is confident that Jesus could make him clean again. Jesus … Continue reading »
Would You Do This?
Some pretty intense, and beautiful, motorbiking here!
Promote a Culture of Life While Living in a Culture of Death
*Reader Warning: Graphic and disturbing news follows* Yesterday I heard a very heart-wrenching story in the news on my commute to work. It was that the remains of a baby were found in a local city’s sewer. A baby, age determined to be 10-25 weeks of gestation, was found by workers at a Ft. Wayne … Continue reading »
Get a Life! Why Pastors Need a Day of Rest
Many of us know our job descriptions and what is expected of us at our place of employment. Few of us have that job description spelled out clearly for us in Scripture. Qualifications of a pastor-shepherd are clearly given in several texts in the Bible. I don’t know of any pastors who got into the … Continue reading »
My Next Adventure with Coffee: Home Roasting
I just have to try this! I was speaking with Nate McLaurin (Christ’s Covenant Church – Winona Lake) at the St.Regis Club in downtown Warsaw on Friday night and he made a passing remark about this process. So, with a little help from Google, I found this video which demonstrates the process wonderfully. Its about … Continue reading »
Coffee With a Purpose: Leivas Coffee, Guatemala
There are three great passions in my life: Jesus Christ, my wife & family, and coffee. My coffee consumption: some people call it an “addiction”, I call it fuel for life! I was recently introduced to Leiva’s Coffee from Guatemala and the way I view how I purchase coffee changed tremendously. Leiva’s coffee is a … Continue reading »
On the Comfort of the Omnipresence of God
Lastly, to the righteous this doctrine is a source of abundant consolation. In every place they meet a friend, a protector, and a father. Does the voice of thunder, or the raging of the ocean, of the fury of the tempest, announce his presence? They have nothing to fear, for love to them presides over … Continue reading »
He can, He will and even if He doesn’t…(what’s that mean for #ChronicPain?)
Do you know the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego? They are the three young Jews, captives of Babylon, away from home, serving a godless, tyrannical King Nebuchadnezzar. This story I reference is completely told in Daniel chapter 3. King Nebuchadnezzar gets this brilliant idea to make a huge golden image of himself, with the … Continue reading »
Sexual Confusion & the Gospel
This Friday evening and Saturday will find me attending a conference in Winona Lake, Indiana. Sexual Confusion and the Gospel conference has the stated purpose: To joyfully celebrate and uphold the beauty, goodness, and wisdom of God’s standards for human sexuality against the folly of our age. The two speakers at this conference will be: … Continue reading »
