John Andrew Holmes
Never tell a young person that something cannot be done. God may have been waiting centuries for somebody ignorant enough of the impossible to do that thing.
Category Archives: Resources
Beowulf: A Translation And Commentary (Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014)
I received this in the mail last week. I’m really looking forward to digging into it, since I’m such a huge Tolkien fan. If you love the classic literature, and Tolkien, you need to get a copy of this and read it. It’s brand new, just released last week. I’m taking it with me on my trip to Oklahoma. Hopefully, I’ll be able to spend some time in it while there.
Creativity is the joy of not knowing it all. The joy of not knowing it all refers to the realization that we seldom if ever have all the answers; we always have the ability to generate more solutions to just about any problem. Being creative is being able to see or imagine a great deal of opportunity to life’s problems. Creativity is having options.
When husbands and wives are well yoked, how light their load becomes.
C. H. Spurgeon
The more you know about Christ, the less you will be satisfied with superficial views of him.
C. H. Spurgeon
The value of a good idea is in using it.
Thomas Edison
Top Posts For April 2014
Another month has come and gone, and it seems like the year is flying by already. As a youth minister, this time of year signaled the beginning of the busy season. As a lead minister, the busy season never seems to stop. I am taking steps to slow down and simply my life in order to make more room for Christ.

The past month has been a packed one for my family and for my church. We hosted Creation Truth Foundation at the beginning of the month, and the week went very well. That even came in the middle of a sermon series that looked at a series of Portraits of Christ in the New Testament, and fit right in, describing Jesus as Creator.
Easter weekend was also an incredible time. It was our first Easter with our new church, and we loved the celebration with our church family.
May brings much more with it than just flowers. My oldest daughter will celebrate a birthday this month, and with Mother’s Day and a few other family events, May promises to be great.