I’ve had one of the busiest summers I’ve ever had. I’ve been to three weeks of summer church camp, traveled to west Texas for a wedding, experienced the deaths and funerals of both my father and my step-father, and still have a mission trip to Arizona next week. To put it bluntly, my summer has…
Memorize The Sermon On The Mount – Week 22
Matthew 6 starts out with a few verses on the practical aspects of giving. While the specific context here is giving, the hypocritical nature being warned agains here really applies to every area of life. The text is from Matthew 6:1-2. Jesus is encouraging us to keep the proper motivation in our giving. I don’t…
11 Things I Love About Field Notes Brand Journals
I’m a journal junkie. I will freely admit that. I love a good journal. I find them and buy them, whether I actually need one right at the moment or not. Not too long ago, I stumbled across Field Notes Brand journals. I’m not sure how I even found them. But I am glad I…
The iShine Bible: Totally for Tweens!
Not too long ago, I received a couple of copies of the iShine Bible, a Bible totally designed for tweens. I received both versions: guys and girls. I was especially interested in looking this Bible over; my oldest daughter has entered Junior High. She’s in that stage where she’s trying hard to figure out just…
Two Funerals And A Wedding
It has been a crazy summer so far. Summer is necessarily a busy time for me because of my profession. Youth ministry summers are full of camps, VBS’s, and mission trips. That’s normal. But this summer has been different. It started on June 16. My dad was diagnosed with melanoma that had metastasized into his…
Memorize The Sermon On The Mount – Weeks 20 And 21
This week I am posting two passages from the Sermon on the Mount. I didn’t get last week’s passage on here, and am posting it with today’s passage. Last week’s passage is from Matthew 5:43-45. This is the classic “Love your enemies” passage that we’ve heard all of our lives. It’s closely tied to this…