Last Thursday I was in Hatfield, PA helping finish up our latest ETREK course at Biblical Seminary. The group spends time continuing to think about course content and get to know others better over lunch. We were discussing where to go to lunch when one of the students commented he would be staying on campus [...]
Monthly Archives: April 2006
“Twenty-one!” … Happy Birthday Kimberly! …
Tired eyes. Hard floor. Deadlines. Exams. Twenty-one years ago in the midst of finals prior to graduation we experienced one of those joy filled interruptions. Kimberly joined our family twenty-one years ago today. Happy Birthday, Kimberly.
On the road with friends … learning the order of the day …
Youth ministry today presents a bit of a riddle. Cultural shifts of significant proportions require thinking about transmitting the value of life and faith to youth a challenge. Mark Riddle draws together some thoughts garnered and questions created by a series of conference calls for the ETREK course, “Re-Imagining Youth Ministry.” Nathan and I [...]
Living out conviction … adding clarity to those who misperceive …
Michael represents the very best of “confessional” writing. It is posts like this that make the critiques and badgering I read of iMonk to entirely miss the heart of a person. Thanks Michael for your gritty honesty.
Horne on Wright …
I would that we who read and study the Scriptures and read theology would be as graciously critical as my friend Mark. Too many want to summarily dismiss others out of hand for a breach. Read Mark’s treatment of Wright. Follow his link to Mohler’s comments and I think you will find two fellows willing [...]
Honesty at the end of the day … and the beginning of a new one …
Anonymity should be banned, especially in church. I wonder sometimes if people address God anonymously in prayers. You know something like,
” Hello God, “Anonymous” here. I really think you are not listening to me. If you would just ask I could help you out. Amen.”
Before you wonder too far, an anonymous note found its way [...]
Good Friday … Words in Tension … Living Word in tension …
Some gathered for a Maundy Thursday Silent Communion last evening at church. I could not help but think of the “good” darkness we celebrate this evening. “Good” and “darkness” lie in tension reflecting on the events of the previous night and current day in the life of Jesus.
The Misconstrued Task of the Watchman … Reading the Text sans Presuppositions …
I read a blogger recently who suggested much of those considered “emerging” offered reading recommendations from the past 100 years and many much more recent. He suggested he would stick with those that have “stood the test of time.” Despite the fact many have looked to works prior to the sixteenth century to learn from, [...]
Quick post …
Spending some time with my daughter. Watch them grow up and you realize just how fast. Our youngest will graduate next summer and so Dad is taking in a few rounds of golf over the next few weeks. We used to sit in the stands and watch basketball. We stood along the sidelines and watched [...]
Avoiding “my way” as the “only way” …
I tire of the denominational thing. It is good to see some healthy dialogue taking place. If you are interested and inclined, you might click to read –
Marty on the Machine
Steve on the Medium for Change
And Paul attempting to marry the two in some way. (Should not be read as a snipe at Marty [...]
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