Archive for '.faith.' Category
.to the philippines!.
10 January 2009in a few hours i’m heading out to the homeland–the outermost parts (at least from florida) of the earth. the hardest part about going–leaving the wife and kids for two weeks. the most exciting–hanging out with herschel and mike, visiting a child that i’ve sponsored for 11 years through compassion, possible scuba diving in the […]
.heart issues.
8 January 2009the other day i visited my wife’s cousin, spencer, in the hospital. here’s a 16-year old kid who has been in the hospital throughout the holidays due to heart complications. i was there when he just found out that he’ll continue to be there for up to 6 more weeks. then he’ll have heart surgery, […]
.knowledge does not equal maturity.
2 January 2009it’s that time to look back at the previous year and reflect on what one has learned. i was browsing through my journal and saw the equation knowledge does not equal maturity. this was from a conference i attended in june. i think it’s always a good reminder, especially for me. in my desire to be more spiritually mature […]
.the science of creation.
30 October 2008last night i had the privilege of giving a seminar on one of my favorite topics, scientific creationism. i estimate that only a very small percentage of this group had much exposure to the scientific plausibility of a created universe. that’s why i enjoy teaching this topic so much; many of the ideas i present are […]
.leadership in men.
25 October 2008how great this society would be if each man really stepped up to the plate and did their job. the other day i taught at tangent rhythm and it gave me a great opportunity to meditate on leadership in men. my wife challenged the women, while i was sharing with a handful of men about leadership. […]
.fireproof.
1 October 2008excellent movie. a must see for every married couple. hey, if you’re single and plan on getting married, you should see it too. action, drama, love, truth, humor…honestly, i probably had low expectations going in to see the movie, but thankfully oleah and i were both very impressed.
.information war.
13 September 2008i confess. i’m somewhat of a news junkie. i like to be an informed individual, so i have a pretty good handle on many of the latest current events. i’m aware of how the last historic 16 months and especially the last two weeks have shaped our current political situation. though i don’t memorize stats, i’m […]
.local radio.
4 September 2008so there was an accident on the way to work this morning and i decided to call the local radio station so that they can give a traffic report to all their listeners. traffic was pretty backed up, so i knew that taking an alternate route would be better for many other people. i was […]
.olympic spirit.
22 August 2008the olympics are finally coming to a close and i can go to bed at a decent hour now. the past two weeks oleah and i have been staying up later than usual to watch the olympics. i confess we watched more tv than is typical for us. we’ve become very familiar with names such as […]
.date night revolutionized.
1 July 2008last week, we traveled to st. louis, missouri, and tan-tar-a resort at the lake of the ozarks for a pastors conference. it was a wonderful time to get rejuvenated and encouraged scripturally and have many examples of godly men and women around us. the theme of the conference was “the joys and trials of a […]