Uncategorized

Summer Reading

I picked up several new books while browsing at Conference and thought you might like to read along. These books (listed under "What I’m Reading" on the left column of the blog) will be in my backpack. If you have any other suggestions for great summer reading, pass them along!

Summer Sabbath

Just got back from Annual Conference in Denver, which was once again a celebration of all things institutional. Lots of meetings, sitting, legislation that no one will ever see again, that sort of thing. Still, it’s good to see old friends and spend some time sharing ideas. I wish that Conference would be more like …

Summer Sabbath Continue Reading »

Ordering Your Private World: Part V–Sabbath Rest and Renewal (Sermon for 5/20/07)

We wrap up our sermon series “Ordering Your Private World” today with perhaps the most important of the five principles we’ve been exploring. The other four: examining our motivation, taking control of our time, and renewing our minds and developing spiritual strength all are the real results of engaging the fifth discipline: Sabbath rest and …

Ordering Your Private World: Part V–Sabbath Rest and Renewal (Sermon for 5/20/07) Continue Reading »

Ordering Your Private World: Part IV–Developing Spiritual Strength (Sermon for 5/13/07)

For an audio version of this sermon, click here. Yesterday, my family and I participated in the Susan Koman Breast Cancer Walk. It was an amazing event–thousands of people walking, running, pushing strollers, towing kids. The 5K, which we walked, was really interesting to participate in, watching people run the race–not for the prize but …

Ordering Your Private World: Part IV–Developing Spiritual Strength (Sermon for 5/13/07) Continue Reading »

Ordering Your Private World: Part III–Wisdom and Knowledge (Sermon for 5/6/07)

To download the audio version of this sermon, click here We’ve been working through this series on “Ordering Your Private World” by talking about five major areas of the inner life. We’ve talked about our motivation–the difference between being called and being driven. Last week we talked about the use of time–how we can recapture …

Ordering Your Private World: Part III–Wisdom and Knowledge (Sermon for 5/6/07) Continue Reading »

Ordering Your Private World: Part II–Managing Your Time (Sermon 4/29/07)

For an audio version of this sermon, click here. For the Washington Post article and video, click here. If you’ve ever been to Washington, D.C. and ridden the Metro, you’ll know that the entrance to a Metro station is often a place where street performers hang out, playing an instrument or doing some kind of …

Ordering Your Private World: Part II–Managing Your Time (Sermon 4/29/07) Continue Reading »

New World Discovery

Opening my browser this morning I found this fascinating article about the discovery of a planet called Gliese 581, which scientists think may support liquid water and thus may possibly harbor life. It’s 50% larger than earth, but the perfect distance from its red dwarf sun to keep temperatures temperate. A year on Gliese 581 …

New World Discovery Continue Reading »

Scroll to Top