Posted in Personal Thoughts on Aug 31st, 2006 5 Comments »
Let me tell you what I loved about the East Coast more than the West Coast:
1. New York Pizza
Do not be fooled. If it says “New York Pizza� out here it is a sham. Do not even think there is a such thing as NY pizza out in the West because there [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Aug 31st, 2006 7 Comments »
It’s good to be home. I love vacations. I love traveling. But I really do love home. I love the feel and smell of my own bed. I love the familiar. I love the comforts of home. But I know that soon I will be itching to leave [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Aug 30th, 2006 6 Comments »
I was looking at the cover of Christianity Today, and wouldn’t you know it, the article has a picture of a guy wearing a shirt that says, “Jonathan Edwards is my Homeboy.� The cover story is entitled, “Young, Restless, and Reformed,� and comments on the growing movement of Reformed theology amongst Evangelicals. In [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Aug 26th, 2006 4 Comments »
Right now, I’m speaking at my friend’s church retreat. I wanted to share this hot with you that I took there that I’d like to call, “The Valley of the Shadow,” coming from Psalm 23. It is a wondrous thing to face such valleys in life and still know that God is both [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Aug 26th, 2006 No Comments »
… and I am leaving. Really. Tomorrow AM.
But two more things for your edification:
First, Bob Kauflin (you’ve heard of him before, right? If not, you haven’t been reading!) pays tribute to his wife on www.worshipmatters.com. See the entry called “Thirty Years”, dated 8-25.
Second, Hank Hill and family offer some pointed commentary on the contemporary [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Aug 23rd, 2006 8 Comments »
UPDATE on 25 Aug - Our Lassen plans were changed. We’ll be headed there on Sunday and won’t return until Thursday. So probably the next entry here will be by Sam after he gets back. Thanks for dropping by during his absence - Tim
Probably not much, outside of the reader reading and maybe leaving a [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Aug 23rd, 2006 3 Comments »
8/12/06, Saturday
The final day of WorshipGod06 began with seminars, proceeded to corporate worship, and ended with a message by Randy Alcorn. The final worship session featured a 70-voice choir comprised of conferees. This set was the briefest of the conference. It included two songs each from VoV and the Gettys and concluded with an SG [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Aug 22nd, 2006 2 Comments »
8/11/06, Friday
The third day of the conference (and second full day) began with worship led by Joe Stigora from Covenant Fellowship near Philadelphia. Again, worship was excellent with a mix of hymns (Crown Him with Many Crowns), contemporary (Matt Redman and Chris Tomlin) and VoV and SG songs (Heavenly Father and The Gospel Song). Then [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Aug 21st, 2006 No Comments »
While nobody was looking, I posted a review of Apostasy from the Gospel to the Wellspring site. Within the next day or so go to wccc.net and check for an entry under “Book Review” on the left side.
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Aug 21st, 2006 2 Comments »
Thursday, 8/10 -
Day 2, a full day, began with corporate worship led by Pat Sczebel, who pastors Crossway Community Church in Vancouver, BC. Pat was a big part of the Worship God Live CD. What worship! Old hymns like Come Thou Fount, SG faves like Jesus Thank You, and new editions [...]
