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 »
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Sexual Confusion and the Gospel Conference – Winona Lake, IN – January 20-21, 2012
Biblical Wisdom in an Age of Folly The purpose of this conference? To joyfully celebrate and uphold the beauty, goodness, and wisdom of God’s standards for human sexuality against the folly of our age. Our speakers: Tim Challies: Evangelical author and blogger at challies.com Frank Turk: Evangelical blogger at Pyromaniacs The issue of human sexuality … Continue reading »
The Reason for the Season
And she gave birth to her first-born son; and she wrapped Him in cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
What Would You Say at Your Memorial Service?
I went to a memorial service today for a dear, Christian lady – a mom and grandma of some in our congregation. It was unique in many ways, some of which I will share in a moment, and some in ways challenging personally for me. She was gifted as a musician and throughout the Prelude … Continue reading »
Good Intentions: Bad Follow-through – walking for exercise
Some time ago, (that’s a polite way of saying a loooonnnngg time ago), I started posting about an exercise regimen I was beginning. I was using the app My Tracks on my Android smartphone to record how far and fast I walked “every evening”. Well, throw some back pain in there and I didn’t walk … Continue reading »
Hymns as Poetry: William Kethe
Such is the title of one of my latest library book sale acquisitions. I figured that 10 cents wasn’t really a risk – and was actually pleasantly surprised by my find. I found this gem in the Goshen Public Library, Goshen, Indiana on Thursday, April 14, following a chiropractor appointment at the Goshen Chiropractic Center. … Continue reading »
Celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr Day
82 years ago Martin Luther King, Jr was born. 43 years ago he was assassinated. He was a Baptist minister and perhaps best known for his civil rights activism. In 1963 he led a march on Washington, DC in which an estimated quarter million marchers participated. It was at the Lincoln Memorial where he delivered … Continue reading »
Marvelous Light by Charlie Hall
I was introduced to this worship song at the Real Man conference held at Faith Baptist Church, Lafayette, IN this past weekend. Not only did I appreciate all of the worship being led by Titus Justus, but this song just has a wonderful message that I think is so true. I have posted a youtube … Continue reading »
Suffering, Hardship & Difficulties…What do you do with them?
Just a short note to my friends at Calvary Baptist in Leesburg: I’ve been studying 1 Peter 1 for my upcoming sermon Sunday night in our ongoing study of Peter’s epistle. My sermon will be entitled, “Salvation & Suffering: Where Does the Joy Come in?” Sometimes I just want to say that I didn’t sign … Continue reading »
Morel Mushroom Hunting
Yesterday I was able to take a break from the “normalcy” of life and attend an open house for my nephew’s wife, who recently completed her college studies. At their farm in Lakeville, Indiana – just south of South Bend, we joined up with other family members and friends to encourage and celebrate her achievements. … Continue reading »
