My Blackberry Pearl doesn’t take great photos like my Nikon D70, but it is still fun to play with. The week before Christmas I stopped on the side of the road to shoot this old truck and barn. Chicago Public Radio is even featuring the second shot on their website today (If you miss it, [...]
I was reading the letters of Whitefield this evening and came across a letter he wrote to another pastor in 1739. In it he wrote, “The Christian world is in a deep sleep. Only a loud voice can awaken them out of it.”
Merry Christmas everyone. The fam’ was up early here - eating our traditional Christmas breakfast, opening stockings and presents, stoking the fire in the fireplace, and chasing the dog with Elias’ new remote control monster truck. It’s a lazy day for now, but more of the fam’ will pile in around noon. If you want [...]
That’s my son eating one of the breakfast cereals I used to eat as a kid (The Count, not Frankenberry). These days I eat Grape Nuts Flakes - though I didn’t know they have been around this long.
Are you one of those people who find prayer difficult? I am. It has always been easier for me to spend hours reading, studying and journaling, than to spend less time on my knees. I know some who experience the opposite, but most of my friends share my weakness. And it is a weakness. There [...]
“Disregard the study of God, and you sentence yourself to stumble and blunder through life blindfolded, as it were, with no sense of direction and no understanding of what surrounds you. This way you can waste your life and lose your soul.”
- J. I. Packer, Knowing God
Yeah, I’m still running and loving it more all the time. I run 8, 5 and 3.1 mile runs during the week. People have been asking about the cold weather - especially since this is my first winter running around outside. The good news is the cold hasn’t been an issue at all. In fact [...]
I’ve received quite a few emails and comments about what books we will use for our Elder Discovery and Development process. This process is designed to help potential leaders better understand the nature of ministry, their calling, and essential theological distinctives of our church, and how all of this should mesh together. So while the [...]
Several of you have asked about my use of the Moleskine journals (new laptop). Which journals do I use and exactly what do I use them for?
I use two Moleskine journals daily. The smaller, lined journal is called a “Pocket Notebook,” and is what I use to stay on top of everything I need be [...]
I was recently downtown and finally took a few photos outside Iwan Ries - the oldest and most famous tobacconist in Chicago. If you are a cigar or pipe smoker, and are in town, it’s a necessary stop. The staff is knowledgeable and friendly and they have a great selection of everything. I have found [...]