During the message today, I mentioned a model of Herod’s temple that was built by a British pensioner. The man’s name is Alex Garrard, and he spent the last thirty years constructing his model – which stretches 20 feet long and 12 feet wide. Sadly, Mr. Garrard passed away in 2010, and the model is… Read More »
A Theology of Violence
In the United States, violence is something that used to happen to someone else. It was something reserved for urban areas and gangsters or third world countries and oppressive regimes. But in the midst of the suburban American dream, violence was something you observed on television or in the newspaper. All of that has changed… Read More »
Believe
You cannot say you believe something until you are willing to accept it in the void. What do I mean by the void? There are a lot of rational reasons to believe in lots of things. There are often a lot of rational reasons not to believe. Sometimes there are lots of things we don’t know –… Read More »
Read the Scriptures with Your Kids
Force them to listen if you have to. You cannot be the spiritual authorities for your family if you do not accept the authority of Scripture in front of them. It is your job to teach them about the Scriptures, not their Sunday School Teacher’s or the pastor’s. No excuses, moms and dads. It isn’t… Read More »
End of Sermon
There have been a couple of times over the years that I’ve ended the message on Sunday with “end of sermon.” This is as much a signal to myself as it is to the congregation. It tend to ramble on a bit, and I have to tell myself to stop talking. We all have some… Read More »
The Ishtar Gates!
Greg Jones and the sets crew have really, REALLY outdone themselves this year.
Babylon in the Basement!
Things are coming along with the Ishtar Gate! We’re very excited to be presenting a Vacation Bible School at Bedford Road Baptist Church this year. Our theme is Babylon: Daniel’s Courage in Captivity. A couple of our elders and a crew of guys (and one lady) are building some pretty impressive sets for the kids… Read More »
Keep Pounding Away
I have a reputation for being pretty good in front of people. It takes a lot to make me afraid or nervous. I’ve been in front of people all my life. There are family videos of me at the age of four or five, waving my hand in time from the platform, standing next to… Read More »
There are NO Coincidences
This morning when Nichole and I checked our emails, we were grieved to see that one of the ladies in our congregation had lost her mother in the night. She had passed quietly, surrounded by her children, but it is nonetheless an time for mourning. So, imagine my surprise when I got out of the… Read More »
They're Still Awesome (Our Elders that is)
The Star Trek sequel is being filmed as I write this, and this little bit of future cinematic joy brought to mind a post I wrote back in 2010: Last night, we had a joint elders meeting. Our merged congregation has been such a miraculous thing to start with that I think all of us… Read More »
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