Month: January 2011

This weekend marks the celebration of the life of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. He is truly one of my heroes of the Christian faith. I hope that in addition to enjoying a long weekend, you will take some time to watch his “I Have A Dream Speech… →

I thought that President Obama’s speech last night was pitch perfect in a challenging environment. As others have said, it is reminiscent of Reagan after the Challenger Disaster, Clinton after the Oklahoma City Bombing, or Bush after 9/11. I have … →

I posted earlier today my own apology for jumping too quickly to partially blame violent and vitriolic political rhetoric for the tragic shooting in Tucson. I also suggested that it is a fallacy that because this case may not be directly linked to… →

APOLOGY In the immediate hours after the tragic shooting in Arizona, many in the media and on the left started implicating the political vitriol, especially on the right, in the shooting. Many quickly jumped on that with additional finger-pointing… →

Scot McKnight has some great insights and reflections on the tragedy in Arizona, political rhetoric and culpability… I don’t agree 100% with Scot, but I think he offers a lot of common sense and wisdom. The problem is not political rhetoric. Pol… →

When I was a sophomore in high school, I bought a t-shirt in Ann Arbor, MI, that had a picture of President George H.W. Bush on it and declared “WANTED: For Crimes Against Humanity.” I actually wore the shirt to school a few times. To say the leas… →

The reality is, WORDS MATTER — and we all know it. It is why we use them, it is why we use them to influence people, and why we value great wordsmiths so much. WORDS MATTER. And I think it is undeniable that extreme (and often violent) rhetoric … →

Here is the audio from my recent sermon at Riverfront Family Church (Hartford, CT). This message kicked off a month-long series on the virtue of determination. My text is Nehemiah 1-2 & 7 and I look at Nehemiah as a case study in determination. Ne… →

A few days ago I posted about applying the doctrines of inerrancy, infallibility, inspiration and authority (IIIA) of scripture to specific passages. (click here) It was in reference to Nehemiah, chapters 1-2 and chapter 7. These passages are hist… →

This is some of the most moving worship I have ever seen! via youtube.com →