I was at a Christmas party with my kids this past holiday season and I was conflicted. The music was hot, the kids were eating well, and everyone was merry. Problem was, I wasn’t enjoying myself. I was trying to figure out why. I mean, I like rap, I like R&B, I like Bruno mars…
Category: theology
The Creative Power of Forgiveness
The irreversibility of action is one of the most profound truths of life. When we act, we interact with others from our position of human plurality to accomplish something more creative and powerful than we could ever accomplish on our own. Action is always an inter-action with others, and action is always resulting in an outcome that…
Do we choose God, or has He chosen us?
Last week, we attended an Assemblies of God church called Trinity Life here in North Baltimore. I took a moment to read a bit about the Assemblies of God, with a specific emphasis on church doctrine. More specifically, I wanted to know if the church was Reformed in its theology, or if not, how much…
Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Christian Community
It is grace, nothing but grace, that we are allowed to live in community with Christian brethren. Let me say that this statement contains a useful summary of what Dietrich Bonhoeffer believes to be the essence of Christian life, lived for the purpose of building up others in Christ. Dietrich Bonhoeffer writes this in the…
Henri Nouwen on the true meaning of obedience…
To be obedient means to be constantly attentive to this active presence and to allow God, who is only love, to be the source as well as the goal of all we think, say, and do. Henri Nouwen, Spiritual Direction (2006)
In Christ, We are God’s Righteousness #NPBCSetApart
I was reviewing some memory verses and after a brief review of 2 Corinthians 5:17 in context, I came to the following passage at the end: We are therefore Christ’s ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ’s behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had…
Join me in supporting @WorldRelief at the 2012 #BaltimoreMarathon. #standwiththevulnerable
As some of you may know, I am in training for the Baltimore Marathon this year, October 13, 2012. This has been an exciting year, and the marathon will be run one week before we celebrate my son’s first birthday. This is my first 26.2, and I’ll be wearing a WorldRelief jersey and standing with…
nurture your first love
So, someone asked me this week while I was in a meeting, “Do you get the runner’s high?” I replied, I’m not quite sure what that is. I can say, however, that running has captured my competitive instinct (at least what’s left of it), and my drive to push myself to new levels has taken…
don’t be ridiculous… don’t waste your life
I was listening to TD Jakes this morning with my wife while preparing for my trip to Australia. He was preaching from the story of David and Goliath, specifically the part of the account when Eliab, David’s brother, rebukes him for urging the men to fight against the undefeated Philistine champion. Although I thought I’d…
Majestic in Holiness
Who among the gods is like you, lord? Who is like you— majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders? This passage is found in Ex 15:11, NIV.