Recently, I took a stroll down memory lane and visited my first blog called “Faithful Wounds of a Friend.” It was fun seeing the different devotionals and entries I posted during the different milestones of my early Christian life. I got a chuckle at how emotional, lengthy, and slightly arrogant many of my entries were. … More Relationship Goals: Martin and Katie Luther
I have terrible eyesight and along with that comes the lifestyle of eyeglasses and contacts. I know this may sound like a first world problem, but its interesting how much of a difference clarity of sight can alter the events of the day. In order to play sports I had to take the time to learn … More Keeping Your Spiritual Focus
I started reading this book by Heath Lambert on purity and pornography called Finally Free: Fighting for Purity with the Power of Grace. So far, it is a very practical book that gives good helpful tips and biblical principles in the area of personal purity. Lord willing, I will do a book review on it in … More Finally Free: Using Sorrow to Fight Pornography
Dealing with problem people in the church is the experience of all pastors, leaders, and congregations. Since difficult people are all too common in the church today, Christians have wondered how to best approach and help them. Marshall Shelley’s “Well-Intentioned Dragons” seeks to be that help. Shelley uses a strong metaphor of a dragon to … More Book Review: Well-Intentioned Dragons by Marshall Shelley
Lately myself, my wife, and several folks from the church have been drinking a lot of coffee. I mean a lot of coffee. There seems to be this trend going around for specialty coffee that has taken hold of our local church and the Southern California community. I wouldn’t call it addictive or unhealthy, but … More Refining Your (Theological) Palate
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