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October 2012

October 20, 2012

How Beautiful

Attention: I'm about to FALL ALL OVER a CCM song, so in the future, whenever...

June 2012

June 29, 2012

All Shall Be Well

Well, I was going to put together a week in review post like I always...

June 20, 2012

Devotional Thought: Holy Union

Last week I went to a friend's wedding. She was not my very closest friend,...

May 2012

May 28, 2012

Memorial Day Devotional: "Earn This"

Saving Private Ryan is an iconic war movie, deeply moving and powerfully composed. Unfortunately, it's...

May 21, 2012

God is God and I Am Not

A couple of years ago I was learning how to use Windows Movie Maker for...

April 2012

April 23, 2012

Biblical Thinking: The Pauline Paradox

Before I launch into this post, I have a somewhat tongue-in-cheek warning for any Calvinist...

April 04, 2012

I Don't Understand Forgiveness

Have you ever desperately wanted someone to apologize for wronging you, just so that you...

February 2012

February 26, 2012

Devotional Thought: Freedom

Are you the kind of person who tends to blame yourself for everything? If so,...

December 2011

December 27, 2011

What Could Mary Know?

How many songs or sermons have you heard implying that Mary (or Joseph) knew the...

December 15, 2011

Devotional Thought: "I'm Tired"

I'm tired. If you followed me around you'd hear me mumbling a lot: "I'm tired....

September 2011

September 12, 2011

Thou Shalt Not Covet Thy Neighbor's Ox, Nor His NQC Ticket

What does it mean to covet? I've always had a general idea of "coveting" as...

May 2011

May 22, 2011

No, not the best man I know…

One of my favorite works of Christian literature is A Man For All Seasons. I...

May 21, 2011

R. I. P Maria Sue Chapman

Three years ago today, a little girl died because her big brother didn't see her...

May 15, 2011

I Forgive You

How hard can it be to forgive? Much harder than we think. I'm not talking...

April 2011

April 24, 2011

Easter in Poem and Song

Alleluja, he is risen. *** "Seven Stanzas at Easter" by John Updike Make no mistake:...

April 21, 2011

Maundy Thursday

Why? It's a simple question, but sometimes there isn't much of an answer in sight....

April 17, 2011

Palm Sunday

Every Palm Sunday at my church, we read the story of the passion in preparation...