I know it may not seem like it, but there are times when I can not bring everything to church in the message that I would like to bring. Yesterday was one of those days. While researching for the message, I came across a poem by John Piper on Hosea and Gomer in their later [...]
While not quite ready to recommend the book (and fully realizing that there are some who would be offended if I did), I found an interesting quote in God Laughs and Plays by David James Duncan. This is the sort of book that could be interesting to read in order to look at the church [...]
All right, so this past Sunday was fun for me. It’s true. I’ll have to get around to publishing the video so that any of you who were not there can see Jason’s masterpiece – especially important because it expresses so nicely my heart as well. I’ve joined another team as well. You can find [...]
This morning during the “children’s message”(or more appropriately, the message to the children), I talked to the kids about the fact that they would probably see a lot of adults crying. Sometimes, that’s scary for kids. The people that they expect to “be strong” now seem to be overwhelmed. They must wonder what is happening [...]
Among the many things that I enjoy about hardware stores, one has become a bit of a game to me. I like to call it, “Stump the Hardware Guy.” I know, it’s a bit sexist. Ace Hardware changed their jingle from “helpful hardware man” to “helpful hardware folk.” But “Stump the Hardware Folk” just doesn’t [...]
originally published as the Sermon of the Week in the Princeton Union-Eagle. Today is the day for Taxes and Thanksgiving. You probably don’t hear those two words in the same sentence very often! There are some who will disagree that they belong together. I’d love to get your feedback. (You can leave comments if you’d [...]
During the series that starts on Sunday, “The Power of One,” I’d like to challenge us as a congregation to not only read the Word of God (the Bible) and to listen to it (through sermons or on radio) or to obey the Word but also to memorize the Word. Each week, I will assign [...]
This Sunday, we’ll begin a series of messages called, “The Power of One.” While I am introducing this as a “New Member’s Class” in the midst of a worship service, it’s actually quite a bit more complicated (and simple) than that. During the “class,” we will: look at the basics of the Christian faith; investigate [...]
How much of an influence do we really have on other people? Sometimes, we feel like we don’t have a lot of impact at all. But research seems to suggest something entirely different. Read this article and think about your own attitude toward drinking. And then come back to the blog and give me your [...]
That today is International Water Day? I didn’t realize that until I saw Sheryl Crow on the Today show. Later, I received this posting from the Blood Water Mission blog. Even if you didn’t know before, it’s not too late to help! At Bethel Church, we have a blue water bottle in The Gathering Place where [...]
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