Month: June 2009

I’ve been looking for a support group I could start going to in order to work through some of my “hurts, hang-ups and habits.” I figured that finding a Celebrate Recovery group would be a good fit. I am big fan of Celebrate Recovery, purpose-drive… →

Another story from Brennan Manning… A man’s daughter had asked the local pastor to come and pray with her father. When the pastor arrived, he found the man lying in bed with his head propped up on two pillows and an empty chair beside his bed. T… →

A few weeks ago, a good friend sent this to me in an email. I have re-read it a number of times since and it has been very powerful to me. I am hesitant to post it here because it may seem a bit self-serving, but I will take that risk. Read it to … →

Nathan confronts King David. The story of King David’s fall is a powerful one to reflect upon. David, afterall, was a “man after God’s own heart” (1 Sam 13:14, Acts 13:22) and yet he committed adultery with Bathsheba, had Uriah murdered to cover u… →

I have been doing a ton of reading these last few weeks. When summer comes and things slow down, I love to catch up on the piles of books I don’t get to during the busyness of the year. This summer I have lots of time to read, so I am digging in. … →

According to a recent Reuters article that ran in the New York Times: “High food prices have pushed another 105 million people into hunger in the first half of 2009, the leader of the United Nations World Food Program said on Friday in Rome. She s… →

Brennan Manning, one of my favorite authors and speakers, talks a lot about his friend Paul Sheldon and the role he has played in his life. Brennan is a recovering alcoholic, former priest, and all-around ragamuffin (his words, not mine). In a tal… →

I have been thinking a lot about adoption lately. Both theologically — the idea that we are all adopted children of God if we are in Christ (Ephesians 1:4-6, Romans 8:22-24) — as well as the reality of actual adoption in real life. A few weeks a… →

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This has nothing to do with the topic of this blog, but I am a big Dave Ramsey fan and this clip made me laugh… a serious Dave rant! →