Formula and Coffee. Nothing more. Nothing less.
Using my press pot allows me to extract every ounce of caffeine my body needs to jump-start the day (especially crucial after long nights with the baby). The crisp, alert feeling I have after downing a good press pot puts me at the top of […]
Words of Preparation for Sunday, April 29 in reference to Acts 17:16-21
The God who sent the Messiah is still the Holy One of Israel, a jealous deity without rivals, an exclusive lover who tolerates no competition – money, sex, philosophical ideals, institutions – who fiercely judges all idols made by hands or minds of men. […]
Tags: Words of Preparation · faith
Most of you know I ride a motorcycle. With the recent addition of a new baby, I’m beginning to re-evaluate how often I will ride this coming summer. I always wear a helmet, drive the speed limit, and never drink/drive. All of these are great safety measures, but, of course, do not […]
Tags: Random · Theology · humor
Scot McKnight is the Karl A. Olsson Professor in Religious Studies at North Park University (Chicago, Illinois) and author of jesuscreed.org, one of the most informative and thought-provoking blogs that seeks to “explore the significance of Jesus and the orthodox faith for the 21st century.”
The following quote comes from a post earlier in […]
Tags: Missional Church · faith
Apparently, the Brits know a good thing when they see it. According to the dmwmedia “Buzz Watch,” UK searches for “crocs” have increased 8-fold in the past 3 months, and have taken the #1 spot as the most searched for fashion item. The share of UK Internet searches for “crocs” is up from a […]
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We made it home to Tulsa about 6:00pm Saturday evening after logging some 2000 miles over four days. The entire trip was an answer to prayer, and I thank God for all of you who lifted us up throughout the entire adventure. I wish I could say we hope to catch up on […]
From time to time I will post the Words of Preparation used in worship at First Presbyterian Church of Tulsa. By all means, your comments are welcome and appreciated.
“As I travel, I have observed a pattern, a strange historical phenomenon of God moving geographically from the Middle East, to Europe to North America to […]
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Ahh, welcome to the joys of parenthood. Me thinks our son is a night owl…UH-OHH!
So, according to the Old Covenant our son is now part of the fold (pun fully intended), albeit a few days earlier than what the law calls for. We were discharged this afternoon and made our way […]
Yep, he’s pretty darn handsome if you ask me. We arrived early this morning at 6am, checked into our hotel, grabbed a few hours of sleep, and then went to the hospital to meet our son. Wow…
Heather and Sarah are both doing well. Sarah seems to really like Andrew and was […]
Tags: Family
As many of you know that Heather and I are adopting another baby. Consequently, we received some great news this morning…our son was born at 8:48am in Jamestown, ND to my 1/2 sister Jennifer. He weighs 7 pounds-both mom and baby are doing wonderful! We will leave today to bring him home to […]