Posted in Family, Personal Thoughts on Jul 30th, 2008 No Comments »
Sadly, this is what too many people think. Many people feel as though they need to have the home perfect, the spread perfect, and the decor perfect in order to be truly hospitable. Sandy and Paul Coughlin in Focus on the Family Magazine in an article entitled, “Reviving Hospitality,” write:
During the mid to [...]
Posted in Applied Gospel, Biblical Parenting on Jul 30th, 2008 No Comments »
Sally Michael, who ministers with her husband at Bethlehem Baptist Church in the Children’s Ministry, has an excellent article entitled, “Sometimes I Feel Like a Lousy Mom.” This is an excellent article for any mom who has the challenge of raising children and caring for a sometimes unappreciative husband (which I have certainly been). [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Jul 29th, 2008 3 Comments »
Due to the graciousness of my inlaws in watching our four kids, Shua and I had a chance to watch The Dark Knight last night. I found the movie to be a work of great acting, great storyline, and great effects. Every one told me that Heath Ledger’s role as the Joker was [...]
Posted in Satan and Demons, Sermons, The Gospel of Luke on Jul 29th, 2008 No Comments »
And he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee. And he was teaching them on the Sabbath, 32 and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word possessed authority. 33 And in the synagogue there was a man who had the spirit of an unclean demon, and he cried out with a loud [...]
Posted in Culture, Sexuality on Jul 25th, 2008 5 Comments »
A few weeks ago, I heard a story on the news that two young boys found a newborn baby next to railroad tracks. They went in to their their parents. After calling 911, the baby was brought to a hospital and treated for any injuries. The mother was later found and arrested, a young woman [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Jul 24th, 2008 3 Comments »
I love my wife, Shua, dearly and I am always proud of her. My desire is that I would lead her kindly and lovingly and would be a part of sanctifying her to grow more in Christlikeness (Eph 5:22ff.). Which is why I praise God that Shua is going to Mozambique. Some [...]
Posted in Culture, Homosexuality on Jul 24th, 2008 No Comments »
My first ministry was to Amherst and Smith College students in the Pioneer Valley in Amherst, Massachusetts. I suppose that before the time spent in the Pioneer Valley, my exposure to anything gay was limited to hearsay and third and fourth-hand myths and legends. I remember walking through the streets of Northampton and [...]
Posted in Culture, Homosexuality on Jul 23rd, 2008 No Comments »
Other arguments for gay acceptance come from the famed (or infamous) Kinsey Study in 1948. Kinsey concluded that at least ten percent of the American population (or approximately 25 million people) is gay. If this were true, most homosexuals would argue that something regularly practiced by so many people could not be morally wrong. [...]
Posted in Personal Thoughts on Jul 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
I just wanted to call out this section of Luke 4. The sad reality is that pride keeps us from opening our hearts to the message simply because the messenger is too familiar.
We must be very careful that we never despise the familiar simply because it is familiar. There are parents in this [...]
Posted in Sermons, The Gospel of Luke on Jul 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought up. And as was his custom, he went to the synagogue on the Sabbath day, and he stood up to read. 17 And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him. He unrolled the scroll and found the place where it was written,
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the...
2008-06-05 10:33
Dumb alien theme. Save your money. It's a video flick.
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