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November 2006

November 09, 2006

breakfast byte: servants not masters

"There is a difference between us. You think the people exist to provide you with...

November 08, 2006

in ministry? beware!

â€œThose Christians who have a public ministry are most in danger of falling into trouble,...

November 08, 2006

breakfast byte: pastors? rest!

"Because of disobedience and disrespect for the Lord, my wife, and my co-workers, I went...

November 07, 2006

ted haggard, ten prayers

1. God save pastor Ted. 2. God save his family. 3. God save his church....

November 07, 2006

breakfast byte: faith & tangible signs

"In a situation in which everything seems to be ranged against the promise, faith is...

November 06, 2006

winter rains & first snow

Lisa and I were re-installed as the lead pastors of Rothesay Vineyard. It was a...

November 06, 2006

breakfast byte: value in reverse

"Doing the expected is the highest value - and second highest is like it: receiving...

November 05, 2006

fly away on wings of… crows

This is a piece of a painting I did a while ago. God is good....

November 04, 2006

a nice commandment

November 04, 2006

breakfast byte: surrender

"Through... trials we become strong enough to be humbled and wise enough to surrender" (Lucinda...

November 03, 2006

brother Yun, the Heavenly Man

What a day! I started reading a book that one of my friends/church members gave...

November 03, 2006

breakfast byte: God at the center

"There was a moment, some years ago, when I realized with considerable astonishment that there...

November 02, 2006

one church in a million

I am thankful for my church because: 1. they have loved me consistently for over...

November 02, 2006

breakfast byte: vanity

"Commendation in newspapers and by distinguished individuals is all that a vain man could wish"...

November 01, 2006

put this in your pipe and…

â€œThe world possesses deep and penetrating insight. It refuses to admit your supposed superiority. It...

November 01, 2006

breakfast byte: our real journey…

"Our real journey in life is interior: it is a matter of growth, deepening, and...

October 2006

October 31, 2006

i start again tomorrow

Tomorrow I start full time as the pastor of Rothesay Vineyard, yet again, and Iâ€™m...

October 31, 2006

breakfast byte: i seek a reduction

"A kind of northing is what I wish to accomplish, a single-minded trek toward that...

October 30, 2006

natural science & theological science

â€œBoth theology and the natural sciences are to be seen as a posteriori activities, which...

October 30, 2006

breakfast byte: wait

"Wait with gracious and modest courtesy for the Lord's initiative" (Cloud of Unknowing). </p><br />

October 29, 2006

breakfast byte: God’s own idea

Watercolor, 5"x7", available in my eBay store (button to left). â€œHow odd that it is...

October 28, 2006

breakfast byte: commitment & providence

â€œUntil one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning...

October 27, 2006

success isn’t the point

I was reading Chambers again today, and I was struck once again by his bluntness:...

October 27, 2006

breakfast byte: blessing here and now

"God has yet to bless anyone except where they actually are, and if we faithlessly...

October 26, 2006

breakfast byte: come and die

"When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die" (Bonhoeffer). </p><br />

October 25, 2006

follow your bliss

Karen Armstrong, in her very captivating book, The Spiral Staircase: My Climb Out of Darkness,...

October 25, 2006

breakfast byte: voter turnout

"Nothing depresses me more than hearing an organized religion worry about membership. Do they think...

October 24, 2006

11 reasons why Mondays suck for pastors

I will sub-title this â€œRainy Days and Mondays Always Get Me Down!â€ Pretty consistently, Mondays...

October 24, 2006

breakfast byte: the dark side

"Unfortunately, in life, our strengths can become our weaknesses. Just as the dark side of...

October 23, 2006

breakfast byte: enemies

"Your enemies will define you, so make them interesting. In this case (Achtung Baby) it...