I’ve been given a lot of blessings in my life. One of the greatest (outside of my fabulous wife and way cool kids) was to travel to Costa Rica on 3 different occasions. I’ve been to several different countries, though am no world traveler, but there is something about this[…]
Threads – Part 3
Freedom is a funny thing. It’s something those of us in the Westernized world value more than just about anything. We state that it’s the very reason for our existence as Americans. The source of our collective wisdom, Wikipedia, sates the following definition of Wisdom: is the state of not[…]
Threads – Part 2
We’re spending time right now in a specific passage in the book Acts (2:42-47) and we’re looking at the elements or threads that were a part of the first community of Jesus followers following the Resurrection. These threads were interwoven into an amazing tapestry that has continued to influence and[…]
Threads – the rituals of the early church (part 1)
The Threads series is a focus on those elements of the early church that kinda set them a part early on in their life as a community. We’re using Acts 2:42-47 to uncover some of these pieces and how they relate to the 21st century. Last week at our worship[…]
The Table
I like eating. It’s really more than just the food though – it’s also the preparing and the sitting down to eat. I love the cooking part, especially when I’m preparing something special. When it’s a special meal for friends and family, I’m at my best. It’s a dance and[…]
Cold as hell
I’m sitting in my office right now with a warm cup of coffee and I’m cold! This morning when I got in the car my car’s thermometer read 6 degrees (that’s Fahrenheit for those who may question). Now, I’m in my office, the heater is running, but my hands are[…]
PostModern Evangelism
So, I’ve been thinking a lot about the idea of Evangelism. I should point out that normally, I’m not a fan of what we call “evangelism” in the church. I was also raised under the auspices that good evangelism included a phrase much like the following: “if you were to[…]
New Community
Last night was my first Bible Study here in Louisville. We read the first 2 chapters of Daniel, which is no light reading. As we shared about the passages we spent a lot of time on the meaning of the Vision that Nebuchadnezzer had interpreted by Daniel (or by God[…]