Archive for April, 2009

Lots of Americans Changing Their Religion

Americans aren’t losing their religion; their changing their religion…a lot. I’m not sure if you caught the article about this at cnn.com on Monday, but if you didn’t, let me share some of it with you.
More than half of American adults have changed religion in their lives, a huge new survey by the [...]

Making Millions in Ministry

My television was on all last weekend as I watched young men become instant millionaires via the NFL draft. The number one pick in the draft, a quarterback picked by the Detroit Lions, signed a six-year contract that guarantees him at least $42 million. Most (if not all) of us will never see [...]

A Mostly Stupid (But Kinda Clever) Church Sign

I don’t know why, but when I drove by this one, I did actually laugh out loud. It’s clever, but it’s still stupid. Stupid to the non-believing thousands that drive by it every day and stupid to the Christians who drive by, most of whom probably chuckle…then shudder like I did.

A Spiritual Lesson from the 1929 Depression for the 2009 Recession

I’m studying Psalm 124 this week in preparation to preach on it this Sunday. One of the resources I’m using is a book called, Meditation in the Psalms by Erling C. Olsen written in 1939. As I was reading today, I came across an application he was making that spoke directly to the [...]

Surviving the Teenage Storm

Last week, something monumental happened in my family. With the celebration of Taylor’s birthday last Monday, we officially became a home with four teenagers living in it. We knew this day would come, but like with any major catastrophe, we just weren’t ready! Michelle and I could feel the wind picking up, [...]

Inspired By A Cigar Room

The other night, I was invited by a friend to join him at a local cigar room to watch the NCAA tournament. I’d never been to one, but the prospect of smoking my pipe indoors was appealing to me. You see, I like to smoke a pipe every once-in-a-while, and because I don’t [...]