I am absolutely blown away with how much activity takes place in the lives of the teens in my youth group and even in my own home. A couple nights ago we sat down as a family and synced our calendars. (We use the Google Calendar and highly recommend it) I couldn’t believe how much … Continue reading »
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The Easter Story: New Tribes Mission
unPlanned by Abby Johnson: Book Review
Recently I was given a gift copy of unPlanned written by Abby Johnson, a former director of a Planned Parenthood clinic who eventually became a pro-life advocate. My thoughts on this book follow. The Book: I was immediately drawn into unPlanned from the very first chapter. It is in these opening remarks of this book … Continue reading »
My Daily Need, an Excerpt from a Gospel Primer – Milton Vincent
The gospel is so foolish (according to my natural wisdom), so scandalous (according to my conscience), and so incredible (according to my timid heart), that it is a daily battle to believe the full scope of it as I should. There is simply no other way to compete with the forebodings of my conscience, the … Continue reading »
The Name of Jesus – John Newton (1725-1807)
I was reading this hymn today in one of my favorite “rescued from the public library” finds, Hymns as Poetry. It is a hymn written by John Newton. I could not find any music to the hymn on my very quick internet search – I shall purchase a Starbucks coffee, your choice, if you find … Continue reading »
Instructive Interaction: Jesus & John the Baptist
Then Jesus arrived from Galilee at the Jordan coming to John, to be baptized by him. But John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I have need to be baptized by You, and do You come to me? But Jesus answering said to him, “Permit it at this time; for in this way it is fitting … Continue reading »
Monday Training: On the Road with Biblical Counseling Training
Beginning next Monday, March 5, I will be traveling from Warsaw to Lafayette, IN for additional Biblical Counseling Training. Perhaps you haven’t heard of this avenue of equipping counselors to meet the needs of those they interact with in a sound, truthful way. Here is the information on the Monday Training that I will take … Continue reading »
Four Observations of Christ’s Prayer in Gethsemane: Mark 14
And he said, “Abba, Father, all things are possible for you. Remove this cup from me. Yet not what I will, but what you will.” (Mar 14:36 ESV) The time of the cross was imminent. The suffering had begun. Christ had entered the Garden of Gethsemane and pulled aside to pray before the events of … Continue reading »
Jesus said, Have Faith in God
Just four words. They jumped off the page and careened off the corners of my mind. Jesus said this in response to the disciples’ amazement of the cursed fig tree’s appearance. Yesterday it was healthy and luscious, today it was dead “from the roots up”. While Christ was using it as a teaching tool to … Continue reading »
Parenting, Possession, & Prayer: Demons, Deliverance & Deity
And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” And someone from the crowd … Continue reading »
