From the monthly archives:

December 2007

Asleep in the Light

December 25, 2007

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.”

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Merry Christmas

December 25, 2007

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 [...]

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The Secret to a Better Prayer Life

December 19, 2007

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 [...]

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Disregarding Doctrine

December 14, 2007

“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

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Run Report

December 13, 2007

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 [...]

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Books for Leadership Development

December 10, 2007

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 [...]

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My Moleskines

December 10, 2007
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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 [...]

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