You Might Expect Things Like This or Maybe This
Okay, okay. What's this thing all about anyway.
A Lament for Jennifer
I remember the day I heard the news. I was in seminary. I went to sit on a park bench along a walking path. Students were passing by, but I was staring at the grass. I was thinking and praying. I was sad, and I was confused.
The Last Reps of the Last Set of Bench-Press, and a Reason I Blog
There are lots of reasons to blog. Here is one of them.
What’s Your Focus in Transitions: Re-inventing or Re-identifying?
Whether you want them our not, you will have them--lots of them. But how will you use them?
THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES by Jean Giono (FAN AND FLAME Book Reviews)
A review of the classic short story about planting trees and the cumulative effect of long obedience in the same direction.
The Lifeblood of Christianity
Just how important is the death of Jesus to our faith? Well, how important is blood to your body?
Jumping the Shark and the Trajectory of Sin
Reflections on returns that diminish and those that don't.
I’m Not Just Some Kid Beating on a Drum
When I look at the worship team from the front row, I know that the kid holding the wooden sticks is not just some kid—he’s one of us.
Two Favorite Sermons on the Biblical View of Sex
Why did God make us sexual beings? And what difference does the knowledge of God make to our sexuality? Find the answers here.
No, I Don’t Know Everything, but Thanks for the Reminder
Some passages are easier than others to preach. They just are. But Mark 13 is not one of them.
Labor Day, Proverbs 11:1, and 8 Homegrown Quotes on Work
What do an insurance salesman, a non-profit worker, a stay-at-home mom, a lawyer, and a banker all have in common? Answer: their work matters. Period.
WHAT IS THE MEANING OF SEX? by Denny Burk (FAN AND FLAME Book Reviews)
Lots of helpful things in WHAT IS THE MEANING OF SEX? Here are seven of them.
T minus 4 Hours and a Preaching Prayer
The prayer I try to pray each morning I preach: “Lord, may the prayer of my heart, and the subsequent fruit of my lips, be your Word parading in glory and ransoming hearts to holy worship.”
The Thickness and Beauty of the Canon, Even if Closed
If we only have "THIS" much, are we impoverished? Or is there more there than we think?
THE DUDE’S GUIDE TO MANHOOD by Darrin Patrick (FAN AND FLAME Book Reviews)
Confusion about manhood abounds. This book offers 10 places to start.
I Don’t Need a Boat, but Get Me a Boat
Here's a reason I keep reading the Bible. Again. And Again. And Again.
ENCOUNTERS WITH JESUS by Timothy Keller (FAN AND FLAME Book Reviews)
When I read this book, I felt like a good friend introduced me to another good friend. You'd probably like to meet him too.
Fresh Words, Fresh Language, Fresh Blood
Not stale, not rehearsed, not clichéd language—we need fresh words, fresh language, fresh blood. In these, there is life. And in the pursuit of these, I launch a blog.