Here are a few pictures I was able to take on Wednesday. I really enjoy that something will catch my attention while driving and I can simply pull over take a few pictures and continue on. That’s what happened in each case here.
Update: Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ) is featuring the bottom photo on their front [...]
Today I was reading Robert Bolton again (1572-1631). His General Directions for a Comfortable Walking with God has been a favorite of mine for almost ten years now. Today I was working through his warnings concerning the danger of spiritual pride.
One of the things he wrote was that some men fall into the danger of [...]
The 6th season of 24 begins January 14th. I admit it - I am one of those guys that really enjoys the show. A few weeks ago I was watching football with my five year old daughter when an ad’ for the show came on. My daughter asked me, “Who’s that?” I said, “That’s Jack [...]
I have been meditating on my life, addressing those areas where repentance is needed. So I thought I would share a few of my resolutions for the new year. Here is the first.
Resolved, to speak as much like Jesus as I do about Jesus.
Really, it is so much easier to talk about Jesus than it [...]
The Quiet Time Series
1. Not a Cleansing Rite
2. Defined
3. My Failure
4. What is it Good For?
5. Advice
Why is one’s “quiet time” important? In his Systematic Theology Wayne Grudem says that sanctification is “a progressive work of God and man that makes us more and more free from sin and like Christ in our actual lives.” [...]
I shot this, a local car wash, tonight while on my way to Blockbuster.
Merry Christmas from the Thorn household. This was the picture that went out as our family Christmas card, so if you did not get something in the mail, please consider this our greeting. God Bless! (Picture info below)
Of course that’s my wife Jen and our kids Elias and Katherine. In the middle are my parents, [...]
I read last week that Dr. David Dockery, president of Union University, had written a booklet called, One Gospel: Toward a Southern Baptist Consensus. It calls for a theological agreement “around which Southern Baptists can cohere and advance the proclamation of the Gospel, while avoiding fragmentation and division.” This is offered in light of the [...]
I tried to call him and thank him on the phone, but I got voice mail. So, I thought I would thank Steve McCoy publicly for the Christmas gift he had sent to me. He knew I wanted this, but would have to wait a while before I could purchase it. So The Church Planter [...]
Thick fog rolled in earlier this week, so I ran out after dinner to take a few pictures and caught this guy walking through the intersection.