I am currently in Albany, Georgia visiting friends on this fourth of July. Yesterday, I began preparing for our patriotic service Wednesday night July 5th. In my preparation I did a lot of reading about out founding fathers — were they Christians? Did they found …
Read MoreCyprian Norwid
In preparing for a week full of activity (notice I did not use the word b*sy, which I have agreed to remove from my vocabulary when used with the first person “I am…”), I have found myself mulling over a statement from Polish poet, Cyprian …
Read MorePresbyterian Church (USA) and the Trinity
My brother asked me to write a response to an article in the Birmingham News about the Presbyterian Church USA’s acceptance of a report that would allow PCUSA churches to refer to the Trinity as “Compassionate mother, beloved child and lifegiving womb.” He posted my …
Read MoreTribal Women in India Raped for Refusing to Renounce Christianity
This came from my friends at IET. P.G. Vargis says that their office has received reports of ten attacks on Christians in India in the last two weeks. Join us in praying for our Indian brothers and sisters. M.P. India: Two tribal Christian women, aged …
Read MoreThe Fruit of the Spirit
I have been doing a lot of thinking about the fruit of the Spirit the last couple of days. I was praying before our worship service yesterday and my thoughts continually returned to the fruit of the Spirit—the characteristics and character that the Spirit is …
Read MorePanama City Beach
The family and I, along with Jenni’s mother, Vera, went to Panama City Beach this week for a mini-vacation. We had a great time at the beach and hanging out at the pool. The weather was good, but the beach had a lot of seaweed …
Read MoreAccelerate 2006
I returned home yesterday from Accelerate 2006, our youth summer camp, which was held this year at Lee University in Cleveland, Tennessee. It was another incredible week at camp. We did some whitewater rafting on the Ocoee River on Thursday. The water was cold, but …
Read MoreTaylor Hicks, Larry Johnson and The Da Vinci Code
First up, congratulations to Taylor Hicks for being named the new American Idol. I voted for him twice. Jenni voted for Kat about a dozen times, but it didn’t help. Taylor is a soulful rocker from Hoover, Alabama (where my brother lives). He has a …
Read More21 Days of the Spirit: Day 21
Suffering, Perseverance, Character Today is the final day of our twenty-one day journey in pursuit of Holy Spirit. I have had numerous people tell me that these twenty-one days have been a time of spiritual growth for them. If you have a story to tell …
Read More21 Days of the Spirit: Day 20
Healing My Feeling It is laughable that there was a time in the Church that we actually argued over whether or not God still heals today. Oh we have always “prayed” for sick, but there was a time when we (as the one, holy, apostolic …
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