Came across this today while reading for my upcoming sermon…
If you have wealth, do not glory in it, nor in friends because they are powerful, but in God Who gives all things and Who desires above all to give Himself. Do not boast of personal stature or of physical beauty, qualities which are marred and [...]
Andrew Fuller said that there is nothing in personal holiness that makes us more like Jesus than humility, and there is nothing in sin that makes us more like Satan than pride. The bible says pride always precedes disgrace and destruction. God hates pride. The sin of pride is believed by many theologians to be [...]
It is not only repentance toward God but faith in our Lord Jesus Christ that is required for the pardoning and purging of sin, for destroying sin and saving you. Repentance is not enough, for righteousness is not by repentance, but by faith (Phil 3.9). Prayers and tears, sighs and sorrows are not our saviour; [...]
I love me some Cliff Bars! Great pre-run fuel, especially when I run out of time for breakfast or lunch.
In case you missed it:
Harry Potter and His Critics (The Resurgence)
Kindness is not Love (John Armstrong)
Lunch that keeps you productive through the afternoon. (Lifehacker)
Creepy hand soap.
As we are developing ministries for our new church in the Chicago suburbs we are starting from scratch. From leadership development, to worship, to mercy ministries, to discipleship we are not buying pre-packaged material or simply using someone else’s system. There are a lot of reasons for this that I will get into later, but [...]
After a month and a half break I am coming back to blogging. No big story here, I said I’d be back when I announced the hiatus. But the short time away has helped me to figure out a better way to blog. In short, I will be blogging primarily on those things I believe [...]
Yeah, Steve got me the best tee shirt I have ever owned. An authentic Slusho tee. You can’t drink just six! If you don’t know what Slusho is about, it connects to my most highly anticipated movie of 2008. Thanks Steve!
Back at O’Hare dropping off family. Loved this lobby/elevator area.
During my blogging hiatus I have been running. 4/5 days a week for the past 65 days. It started with runs around the block - that was all I could do. Now each run is at least 3.1 miles. I have not taken care of my physical body very well for the past 13 years, [...]