Just today, I read this passage: The LORD had said to Abram, "Leave your country, your people and your father's household and go to the land I will show you. "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will …
In the Company of the Crucified: The Comandeered Passer-By
This is the first sermon in my dad's current series of messages. Download Here …
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New Addiction to Blogging
I have developed a new addiction to this medium known as blogging. I was just realizing it today as I was sitting and playing trains with my kids. Being a pastor can be very strange because much of my job revolves around things that are not quantifiable. I can meet with a person to talk about his …
Valentine’s Day 2005
The day of love! Valentine's day is one of those strange holidays that has become a cultural phenomenon by leaving people out. Mother's Day --- what about all the women out there who don't or can't have kids? Halloween --- what about all the people who don't really go for all that ghosts and …
Sermons & Podcasting
I'm getting really excited about this new world of internet "blogging," and something that has really gotten me excited is a new method of content distribution called "Podcasting." Click on the link to know more about it, but basically, podcasting is a way for you to set up an automatic download of …
025-07 — Jesus Wants Unity
Mark 9:14-10:16 In this series of passages, we discover how Jesus desires us to have unity with people in his name. It's not an easy thing to accomplish. If you have been facing some relationship difficulties, listen in to hear my message on what Jesus taught. Download Now Subscribe to this …
Telling our church
Jen and I have already told the people on our Vision Team, but the rest of the congregation doesn’t know yet. I’m trying to decide whether I should tell our congregation before we know a target location or after. If we tell them before we have a target location, then perhaps they could …
Target Location
Please join us in prayer for the following locations: Northern Indianapolis (Zionsville, Westfield, Lawrence) Lafayette, Indiana Northwestern Indiana (Chesterton, Valparaiso) Elkhart Indiana …
We’re planting a church!
God has clearly led Jen and me to plant a church. We have been thinking about church planting ever since seminary days, but God hasn’t ever given us a clear call to do it. Instead, he called us to come to Chicago and pastor an established church here. He has done many things here in us and …
Technorati
I've found a website called Technorati that is a collection of blogs and other whatnot organized by "tags." I'm going to submit my blog to them under some tags like "religious." religious …
Cell Phones
I just bit the bullet and bought a cell phone. For many years I have been boycotting the whole notion of being in "constant contact." I remember back when I was in high school and many of my friends were getting hooked on pagers and the idea that they could be contacted anywhere they were at any …
025-06 — Your Turning Point
Mark 8:22-9:1 This is the message for our ReCOMMITMENT Sunday and the sixth week of our study through the gospel of Mark. We regularly face turning points in our lives. The key is to make the decisions needed to draw us closer to Jesus with each turning point. Listen to Pastor Jeff's message on …
Recommitment / Spiritual Progress
In the church I pastor, ReCOMMITMENT is something we do once a year in terms of church services, but it certainly shouldn't be so in terms of our spiritual lives. The Bible is clear that the spiritual life is not one that can be lived on the basis of one commitment made many years in the past. Of …
What Are You Afraid Of?
If you like to talk to tomatoes. If a squash can make you smile. If you like to waltz with potatoes up and down the produce aisle, then you need to talk to my son. He knows just what you need. Charlie loves Veggie Tales, a series of videos made for children. Each video has various talking fruits …
Great Fonts
I've found some great fonts online that I use on this blog site. If you have Mac OS X on your computer, you already see the right fonts, but if you are using some flavor of Windows or Linux, you may seriously benefit from downloading the OS X font set from Iceman's Emulation Page. Click here …
Intro to Life Worth Living
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR SOMETHING? I remember the week I lost my sunglasses. I was on the verge of panic. You see, these weren't just any sunglasses. They were outlandishly expensive Oakley(c) sunglasses, and my mom had given them to me as a Christmas present. I wore them every day of my life for over …