Next week I will share some thoughts about my sabbatical and what I learned; this week I want to reflect on our last Sunday at 5220 Johnstown Road. As of September 1,…
Endings and Beginnings
August 27, 2019
From the Vault
How should we recognize the new birth?
May 9, 2019
The most amazing miracle in human existence is when a person who is not a believer in Jesus and therefore “without hope and without God in the world,” and “dead in the…
God’s Work Among Short Creatures
March 14, 2019
I recently finished re-reading my favorite book apart from the Good Book – The Lord of the Rings. I am an incurable nerd when it comes to this classic by J.R.R. Tolkein.…
Puritanical Parties
February 21, 2019
Last week Lia and I hit a milestone – we went to the last school party we will ever attend for our children. Annie’s Valentine’s Day party was the end of the…
Anfechtungen
August 8, 2018
A couple weeks ago I had the privilege and blessing of taking a prayer, planning and reading retreat at Kirkmont center (the above photo was during a morning walk). I worked on a few…
An example of Bible study and journaling
July 19, 2018
Friends, This calendar year I decided not to read through the Bible in a year, not because it isn’t a wonderful, faith-growing discipline but because at least for me, reading the entirety…