I am always looking for creative ways to engage in the truth of Scripture. God has given his Word to us for nourishment for living in his kingdom. We do not use the Scriptures as much as we eat them. They feed our hearts with …
Read MoreWriting a Book
“A poem is never finished, only abandoned.” – Paul Valery I am writing a book. I stopped all outside reading (except for sermon preparation) and I am not going to do much blogging until the book is done. I signed a publishing contract with Word …
Read MoreCreeds
I’m walking through the summer nights…jukebox playing low…yesterday everything was going too fast…today, it’s moving too slow. Bob Dylan “Standing in the Doorway” Time Out of Mind (1997) I finally feel like I have a moment to post something meaningful. The last few yesterdays have …
Read MoreThe Catholic Church becomes media savvy
Pope Benedict XVI is on his US tour. He met with the President. Apparent President Bush said, “Thank you, Your Holiness. Awesome Speech.” [Video] He said this after a papal address at the Whitehouse. I love the W. The Pope held an open air mass …
Read MoreHeroes
I missed the NBC series Heroes. We are waiting for it to come out on DVD. I have been thinking about heroes a bit today. We had our first every English/Spanish service this morning and it went well….really good actually. We had a packed house…ran …
Read Morewww.derekvreeland.com & dissertation update
My blogspot has now been pointed to my domain. This means that my blog which is hosted by www.blogger.com can be accessed at www.derekvreeland.com. So if you have www.derekvreeland.blogspot.com bookmarked as my blog, you can change that to www.derekvreeland.com. You will still be able to …
Read MoreIndia Trip Delayed A Few Days
Due to wintery weather in Newark, our flights have been delayed. After about two hours of working with Delta and Continental this morning, we have rescheduled our flights for Monday, March 19th. Delays are certainly par for the course for mission trips. I learned the …
Read MoreDylan is still asking: “When You Gonna Wake Up?”
Here is the final video from Dylan’s 1979 SNL appearance. And how timely is this song! Say what you want about Dylan’s voice, the genius in his music is its lasting quality, it’s prophetic edge, it’s ability to speak for a generation and for future …
Read MoreBob Dylan “Gonna Serve Somebody” – video
This video is the second installment of Bob Dylan’s October 1979 appearance on Saturday Night Live. “Gonna Serve Somebody” earned Dylan a Grammy Award in 1980 for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. This song appears on four later Dylan albums, including Dylan & the Dead …
Read MoreSBC leaders clash over speaking in tongues
The following is a news report about a Southern Baptist pastor who shared stories during a seminary chapel about praying in tongues. My comments are at the end… Raging Tongues at SBC SeminarySouthwestern Seminary President Paige Patterson has issued an extraordinary rebuke to the Rev. …
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