(un)Complicated Ramblings (Chapter 2)

Here is the continuation of my late night (un)complicated ramblings… Let me knwo if I am stupid or if this is something that you too might be struggling with… So this is the second night in the last three days that I haven’t been able to sleep when it was already way past my bedtime. [...]

(un)Complicated Ramblings (Chapter 1)

I am alive!! I know that it has been forever since I have posted on here. In that time Kris and I said goodbye to our family in Pryor, OK and have since moved to Denver, CO. We have both been looking for jobs, getting Kris in school, and attempting to find our place in [...]

What Christianity is Really All About (Part 4…

So far, I have stated that Christianity is about the Man, the Message, the Mission, and now finally it is about the Makeover. When we begin to understand that Christianity is about Christ, the Gospel, and the Reconciliation and Sanctification of people through Christ, everything changes. We are “being transformed into his image with ever-increasing [...]

It’s Not About WHY You Became a Christian…

In a class I taught today I asked the question, “Why did you become a Christian?” The answers covered the spectrum. But the point I wanted to make was this: that is a far less important question than what we must ask ourselves everyday. Here’s the question: WHY DO YOU STILL WANT TO BE A [...]

Mobile Reflections…

I am amazed at what technology has done to the world. ABC News said on their show last night that they have redone their website so that people can contribute to and report the news. Even they understand that technology has changed things. No reporter was able to capture the hanging of Sadaam Hussein, but [...]

The Missional Manual Challenge…

Here is the challenge that was laid down to me by my brother: How is it that so many servants of God, all over the world can be missional if they’ve never heard the word “missional”? It must be because we read the same Holy Scriptures and have the same desire: to be the church [...]

The Bible-Only Challenge…

I like books. My library at last inventory (for taxes, not just because I’m a nerd) was just a little over 300 volumes. I would say that I have an interesting diversity in my library. I have things on ministry, church planting, counseling, commentaries, Biblical history, English literature, preaching, gifted student education, dead languages, and [...]

Does the Message Destroy the Message??

Thanks to my friend Trey Morgan for the heads up on this video. I find this video to be funny, disappointing, and ultimately very tragic. Take a look and then I’ll have a little bit to say about the message killing the message. I have seen it time and time again. I have been tempted [...]

Distractions…

The chorus of one of my favorite devotional songs has been bouncing around in my head for the last few days and I thought I would “get it out”. I don’t know why so many things seem to get in the way of seeing my God’s glory. But I’ll try everyday to see and to [...]

Everything has Changed…

We are at war. There are bodies everywhere. Loved ones have been lost to the battle. Enemies have been conquered, and enemies have conquered. It seems that in this battle no one wins. It will never end. The cost will only grow. The number of casualties grows by the minute. No governmental organization can contain [...]