Here it is… New Year’s Day 2009! Not wanting to be a total couch potato/football fiend I began bringing boxes up from the basement in order to start taking down the Christmas decorations. I mean, why not? It is a… Continue reading

‘Tis the day after Christmas and all through the house… dishes are waiting to be put away, some gifts are still sitting there under the tree, wrapped in their decorative coverings, waiting for the next wave of gift giving scheduled… Continue reading

I am so proud of myself I could just about burst. Last Saturday I decided I would design and build a genuine miniature stable for our Nativity figurines to hang out in. We got these pieces – consisting of three… Continue reading

My friend and colleague Michael had just helped his congregation finish the work on a brand new church building earlier this year after two years of sweat and love. They had been worshipping in a small  building that was not… Continue reading

My family and I are just completing a week of being a Neilsen family and have found it to be a surprisingly illuminating experience. The Nielsen survey, as you know, is the diary-keeping system that tracks the television viewing habits… Continue reading

I read a portion of Timothy Keller’s book, “A Reason for God” last night in which he posed an intriguing question. First he pointed out the observable fact that both doubt and religion seem to be on the rise simultaneously.… Continue reading

Suddenly the coffers of the U.S. government seem to have been transformed into magical Santa’s stockings where mismanaged American businesses can all go for a new lease on life. I guess that phrasing doesn’t hide my opinion of the various… Continue reading

I am really hoping someone can help me answer this question. I have a blog, yes. But checking the records I see that it has been more than two weeks since the last time I posted anything on THIS page.… Continue reading

I first became aware of Vince a little over a year ago while I was the campus pastor at Resurrection West. The sermon we show on video on Sunday morning at West is the recording of the Saturday night sermon,… Continue reading

Today we are exactly 88 days away from launching a ministry at our church that could have some of the most profound and far-reaching effects of the many ministries we have undertaken over the years. We are preparing to launch… Continue reading