wholly surrender | He must increase, but I must decrease. -John 3:30

Today I had the honor and the blessing to speak at multi-church gathering we hosted at our church. The theme for the day was A Return to Biblical Discipleship, and I was slated as the third and final speaker of the day.
I was asked to speak on The Nuts and Bolts of Corporate Discipleship. So [...]

This past Wednesday night at church we sang Todd Agnew’s arrangement of Come Ye Sinners. The original text to this great old hymn was written by British preacher Joseph Hart 1759. Here are lyrics:

Come ye sinners, poor and needy
Weak and wounded, sick and sore
Jesus ready stands to save you
Full of pity, love, and power
Come ye [...]

Our Sunday School class is currently going through the Gospel of Luke, and the last couple of week we have had the opportunity to discuss the Trinity. So I thought I would share some thoughts and notes on the Trinity here for anyone else who is unsure about the accuracy and details of the Trinity.
Before [...]

It’s definitely winter here in Indiana. Our landscape has been covered in about 10-12 inches of snow over the last 48 hours. This morning I spent some time simply looking out the window at this beautiful mystery.
In our society today snow is often viewed with contempt for the delays, traffic, accidents, etc… that it brings, and for [...]

Well as most of you can probably tell from the one-word, all-caps, title of this post I have been sucked into the emotional/spiritual/intellectual wormhole that is the hit TV series LOST.
I generally am not a big fan of the science fiction/fantasy genre. Most of movies, books, and shows in that category seem to blow past [...]