Meaning of Life 1.1 – The Glory Before the Beginning

God is love. I don't remember who first introduced me to the idea of the Triune Community of Love and Communication that existed before the beginning (biblically speaking), but it was probably Francis Schaeffer.  But I also remember John Ortberg teaching about this at Willow several years ago.  Of course, any real knowledge of this …

Meaning of Life 1.0

I need to write. I need to work in the yard, too.  I need to listen more closely to friends, make better decisions more quickly, follow-through with plans and promises more thoroughly. I need to cook more often, act in more plays, read more and better books, prepare lessons and scripts and meetings with everything …

Serve the Children

The heat reminds me of Texas.  When I was in Junior High, it was nothing to spend an afternooon in 100 plus degrees playing tennis alone, beating a ball against a wall across the street at the elementary school on a surface littered with gravel, so that the ball always took crazy, unexpected bounces.  Why …

Off to Family Camp

It's Sunday afternoon after a long, but invigorating morning of worship and preaching.  I've got about a half hour left and then it's off to Pleasant Valley Family Camp.   Whether or not I'll be able to post from there remains to be seen, but hopefully I'll have some cell phone range for tweets.   Lots to …

True Voices

It's going to be hot today. A massive garage sale opens in the church parking lot around 9.  Two of our members have decided the next moment in their lives is to be lived in Kenya, working with orphans there (if I have my story straight), and this garage sale is the first financial salvo …