Bad News about Hell and the Newtown Shootings
This past week there were 20 kids shot in a school, and I think 8 teachers. It was the second worst mass shooting incident in the US. I looked up on youtube and saw a couple videos of the type of gun the guy used. It’s pretty horrible. You no longer think that Afghanistan and…
3 memorable moments from my first year at the Rescue Mission
I was asked to write down the three most memorable events from my first year as the Spiritual Life and Program Director at the Evansville Rescue Mission. I’m really glad I did this, and I hope I do it every year.
God's Providence in a Ford Aerostar
In 2007, my family and I returned from a long trek in Central Asia. With lots of uncertainty, we left & gave away our Dodge Caravan to some friends there. We trusted God to provide for us stateside. We came to our temporary apartment from the airport in Evansville and there on the dining room…
Hating on your Lifeguard
In Numbers 12, there is a pretty common biblical event: Then Miriam and Aaron spoke against Moses because of the Cushite woman he had married (for he had married an Ethiopian woman). They said, “Has the Lord only spoken through Moses? Has he not also spoken through us?” And the Lord heard it. Some people…
Notes from CFC May 6, 2012 : Prodigal Sons
Here are my notes from Christian Fellowship Church. The real experience is to visit the olive tree arts juried art show in the lobby, read the Luke 15 text, then come in to worship & hear the sermon. I’ll add a link to the sermon when they post it.
Pure Levites
And he said to them, “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Put your sword on your side each of you, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and each of you kill his brother and his companion and his neighbor.’” … “Thus says the Lord God of Israel, ‘Put your sword on your side each of you, and go to and fro from gate to gate throughout the camp, and each of you kill his brother and his companion and his neighbor.’
They Did It All Wrong and God Loved It
Here is God, overlooking some blatant screw-ups during one of His most important holy days: Celebrated in the wrong month Celebrated by unprepared priests & Levites (should have only been priests that were clean) Celebrated by people that were unclean Celebrated by many people that weren’t even Jewish! Celebrated longer than God ever ordered it to be Celebrated in ways God never intended (with sacrifices from the king in addition to being from the people) Next time you are at church (if you know me, you know I’m the “you” in this sentence) and you want to gripe or be critical about the way things are being done, look at this hot mess in 2 Chronicles 30.
Reading through Philippians 3
I’m working through the Lifetime Guarantee study book with some guys at the Rescue Mission and I made this for myself to think about the things that Paul boasted in.
… I’m not sure what I think about this poplet business, but it helps me to breakdown these ancient boasts and think of them in more modern terms.
Jesus The Poor Naked Felon
Matthew 25:36-40 NET “I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me.’ Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we…