Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands Part 1

It’s been a while since I said I was going to cover this book. I’d intended to give any interested reader a chance to get a copy of the book so we could discuss it together. Here is a link to Amazon if you’re interested:

The book is subtitled: People in Need of Change Helping People [...]

Thoughts on the Eucharist

In my last post “Catholic Mom” presented very thoughtful dialogue I’d like to continue in a separate post. While I don’t want to attack the Catholic church or Catholics (I’m convinced Catholics go to Heaven every day!) the topic of communion is worth further exploration.
One of the links Catholic Mom provided discussed John 6:48-57…I [...]

Sunday Sermon

Please check out the 13 July message.  I’m interested in your comments: 
http://www.calvarychristianchurch.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=dspProducts
 
 

It’s Just a Joke…

Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I am only joking!”    Proverbs 26:18-19
I think that’s my new life verse. I have this tendency to joke around by telling lies and then quickly repudiating them. It gets some laughs and is in keeping with a [...]

Happy Father’s Day Dads – Be an Offensive Christian

Dads,
Your families need you.  I say this because I know it to be true. My experience as a dad and my bible make it clear that we are needed. We need to lead by serving. We need to lead by loving our wives and children with God’s love. It is one thing to be willing [...]

Offensive Christians Special Verse of the Day

A good friend just called and gave me this verse:
If the anger of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place,
for calmness will lay great offenses to rest.  – Ecclesiastes 10:4
It spoke to me about my indwelling sin, my response to the heat of situations that I face, and the importance of calmness [...]

I blew it again…I truly am an Offensive Christian – The War Within

One of the big problems of putting yourself out there as someone who cares about God and how we should behave as Christians is that you so often fall short yourself.  I am a husband and a father and have been called by God to lead my family in a godly manner.  I’m supposed to [...]