A brief thought on Mark 4:1-20

by | Feb 29, 2012 | BLOG

We’re reading through Mark as a church during Lent and I read through Mark 4:1-20 today. One quick reflection: Whenever I think of the texts that talk about not worrying about today or no getting bogged down by the cares of the world, I immediately think about...

Butts in seats

by | Feb 27, 2012 | BLOG

I felt really good about the sermon I preached yesterday and had a couple of very heartfelt compliments from people about it. After worship, there was the potential of a long, lazy Sunday afternoon at home and I haven’t had one of those in ages. And yet I spent...

In the flesh

by | Feb 16, 2012 | BLOG

I never thought I’d be posting about the Sports Illustrated (SI) swimsuit issue, but it arrived in my mailbox a couple days ago (I’ve been an SI subscriber for more than 20 years and a reader for as long as I can remember) and it brought up a couple things...