Author's posts
Dec 10
Hope, Race, and Power
A top-ten sermon by Timothy Keller. https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hope-race-and-power/id352660924?i=1000372508617&mt=2 based on Romans 14:1-3 14- 15:7. (released 7/14/16)
Dec 04
Pastor Joke
A pastor had a habit, each time he stepped into the pulpit, of saying, “The Lord Be With You.” The congregation would always respond each Sunday, “And also with you.” One Sunday morning they were having technical difficulties with the microphone and it wasn’t working. The pastor he stepped into the pulpit and said, “There …
Dec 03
My Prayer this Advent
My prayer this advent is that I better learn to understand and grasp the following by AW Tozer* on the reason Christ came to earth. [This is taken from Day 1 of From Heaven: A 28-Day Advent Devotional] Dwell With Unite To Dwell In [*This was written at a time when the term ‘men’ was …
Dec 03
Pax Romana
Notes taken while listening to espisode 3 of Romans video series on RightWay Media (by Mart De Haan [with Jimmy DeYoung]). Ceaseria Phillipi (named in honor of Caesar Augustus) was the administrative center (for the Romans) of Palestine. Herod was put in by the romans as the ‘King of the Jews’. He had a palace …
Dec 02
A Letter From Fred: Sweet Lorraine Song
Here’s a great story and song. Fred Stobaugh charmed the globe as a 96 year-old songwriter, but his legacy might be as a marriage healer. Phil Luciano’s piece in the Peoria Journal Star: link YouTube documentary, which tells the main story (#1 video), and 5 more videos that tell the followup story of the song …
Nov 22
A W Tozer
A. W. Tozer, a modern day prophet, was a key figure in The Christian and Missionary Alliance. His legacy reaches through time and has impacted countless millions. A prolific author and pastor, Tozer was known for his emphasis on the deeper life movement. His message, informed as it was by A.B. Simpson the founder of …
Nov 03
Cubs Win, Cubs Win
On Nov. 2, 2016, the Chicago Cubs won Game 7 of the World Series over the Cleveland Indians, 8-7 in 10 innings. It was a great game and a great season for the Cubs. Here are a few of my reflections. (More could be written-it will suffice for now.) Click the file. game7-reflection
1 John 4:19
http://quoteseverlasting.com/quotations/category/c-s-lewis-2/