Category Archives: Passion for God

Focusing….

Posted on November 11, 2011 by

Have you ever had a hard time… Oh…wait…someone just posted something on Facebook! Reminds me of this scene: But yet how many times a day do I do the equivalent of “Jesus, I love you, thank you for your grace and your…..FACEBOOK! … Continue reading →

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I Have a Problem With Grace…

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

That’s not what one would want to hear from a Christian, nor especially a youth pastor.  But let me explain… First of all let me make clear that I mentally agree with and adhere to the Doctrines of Grace and … Continue reading →

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Thoughts from a New Father (Part 2)…

Posted on May 6, 2011 by

The struggle was over.  The tears of pain that had been filling the mothers eyes have been replaced with tears of joy (thought there might have been a bit of overlap).  Everything seems to be happening in a blur.  A … Continue reading →

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Praying intelligently….

Posted on March 29, 2011 by

This past year I have been enjoying holding  “Power Meetings” with some of the youth from our church.  The purpose of these meetings is to spend dedicated time in earnest communication with our Heavenly Father.  At some of the recent … Continue reading →

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An Adapted Parable…

Posted on January 6, 2011 by

As I’ve been perusing the thoughts and predictions of various liberal theologians at the beginning of 2011, and especially a couple that bring into question the existence of heaven and hell, the following account that Jesus gives in Luke 16:19-31 … Continue reading →

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Achievement, Satisfaction, Grace and Tim Keller…

Posted on November 30, 2009 by

A article worth reading on Tim Keller appears at nymag.com.  In the article the author posts this statement made by Keller during a sermon on Habakkuk (emphasis mine): Now Keller takes Habakkuk’s rap against the Babylonians—their “need to clothe themselves … Continue reading →

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Emerging Self-Righteousness…

Posted on September 17, 2009 by

Ok, so the title may have caught your attention.  The purpose behind it is that in my “journey” into the emerging “conversation” I have  long noticed the disdain for which they look upon the self-righteous pharisaical legalism of the fundamentalism.  … Continue reading →

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Jeremiah’s Joy and Self Pity…

Posted on May 29, 2009 by

Not many people would jump at the chance to have the type of ministry to which God called Jeremiah.  Jeremiah’s message to the people was that of anguish and sorrow over the forthcoming and certain judgment of God on their … Continue reading →

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Joy in Jeremiah?

Posted on May 27, 2009 by

Jeremiah is best known by the title “the weeping prophet”, so it comes as no surprise that the references to joy and delight are few.  You actually have to read through almost 9 chapters of sorrow, anguish and judgment before … Continue reading →

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Joy in Isaiah…

Posted on May 22, 2009 by

This morning during my Bible reading God brought these verses to my attention from Isaiah 61. I will greatly rejoice in the LORD; my soul shall exult in my God, for he has clothed me with the garments of salvation; … Continue reading →

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