Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps
Proverbs 16:9 (ESV)
In a moment a fork in the road appears. The highest and lowest points of our lives may come upon us like a hairpin turn. We do not see it coming. I remember one of those.
As newlyweds, we were 20-somethings helping a brand new church in a Southern California beach town. We both were raised in the Bay Area all of our lives so this move was a big fork in our journey and an exciting one. The group of young adults we met and the young pastor we served were full of life and committed to the fantastic cause of reaching people who were not easily interested church. (more…)
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011
I hope you enjoy this 4-year-old repost! My son is getting baptized this Sunday, so I thought I would share this story originally posted here in June 2oo7 where Ethan took a significant step on his spiritual journey.
My family took a weekend getaway to the California North Coast redwoods (250 miles from our town of Redding). We had our Sunday “church” as a family while on a short hike at the Lady Bird Johnson Grove. Some of these trees are the largest in the world, towering hundreds of feet from over a thousand years or more of growth. What a place to have worship together.
We were discussing the “fruit of the Spirit” as found in Galatians. I was trying to bring home the point that we will produce who we are, just as a seed will produce the fruit it is. As Christians, we are designed to produce love, joy, peace, patience, kindness and so forth.
The discussion turned a bit when my son doubted he could make the right choice. I explained that due to our second birth, we are “born again” and in this new identity we can do what we are meant to do.
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Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011
As a platform person for many years, I live in the public eye and have learned to read a room fairly well. Leading worship or speaking requires the intuition to know if in general people are tracking with you or not. In our culture of achievement and success we have to measure something. So, you gaze at the room to assess your ministry impact and so do others who judge your success. (more…)
Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
Dear faithful readers and occasional lurkers. It indeed is true. I did see God at Winco! Let me describe Winco. It is basically the local Walmart-type, super cheap grocery store chain where the melting pot of society simmers 24 hours daily. To see God here was actually transcendent. (more…)
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