2016-02-23T04:41:37-08:00

“…It’s four in the morning, I’m lying in bed A tape of my failures playing inside my head It’s heartaches and hard knocks and things I don’t know I listen and I wonder where will it go” –       Garth Brooks, “When There’s No One Around” Like the song says, even when we’re in the midst of an “everything’s okay” season of our lives, there are still moments when we’re struck with the memories heartaches, hard knocks and mistakes we’ve... Read more

2016-02-23T11:53:47-08:00

Suzanne Lederer leads us in connecting with God through Lectio Divina. Mark 10:46-52 (Blind Bartimaeus Receives His Sight) 46-48 They spent some time in Jericho. As Jesus was leaving town, trailed by his disciples and a parade of people, a blind beggar by the name of Bartimaeus, son of Timaeus, was sitting alongside the road. When he heard that Jesus the Nazarene was passing by, he began to cry out, “Son of David, Jesus! Mercy, have mercy on me!” Many... Read more

2016-02-24T01:09:38-08:00

I love Outback Steakhouse – their bloomin’ onion and butter topped filets!!  But what I really love is the atmosphere.  It’s as if you’ve opened the front door and walked right into a steakhouse in Australia… almost. Corporate needs to have a chat with the Outback staff in Minnesota, because they snap me right out of Outback’s contrived reality. Whenever I call ahead to see what the wait time is for a table, I get the pre-taped phone message... Read more

2016-02-24T03:12:42-08:00

My friends, there is a new day coming! Learn all about it in this week’s PODCAST. Matthew 6:9-10 9 “This, then, is how you should pray: “‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, 10 your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. You can search the entire globe and you will not find God’s kingdom manifested in our world today. For this reason, Paul referred to Satan as the “god of this age” (2 Corinthians... Read more

2016-02-23T01:39:47-08:00

What does the Bible say about the number 666? Revelation 13:16-18 (TLB) He required everyone—great and small, rich and poor, slave and free—to be tattooed with a certain mark on the right hand or on the forehead. And no one could get a job or even buy in any store without the permit of that mark, which was either the name of the Creature or the code number of his name.  Here is a puzzle that calls for careful thought... Read more

2016-02-23T02:53:39-08:00

Deuteronomy 33:29 says “Your enemies will cower before you, and you will trample down their high places.” Christ is our life and our breath and our hope and our courage. In him we live and breathe and have our being. And apart from him, we can do nothing (John 15:5). But once we have accepted Jesus as our Lord and Savior, received his death in our place, received his forgiveness for our sins, invited him to take his rightful... Read more

2016-02-24T00:22:43-08:00

This podcast seeks to begin and hopefully sustain a conversation about current trends, ideas and issues in the Church and greater society. A while back, I introduced you all to the Late ‘Boomer, so I think it’s time we checked back with him as he continues his effort to mop up the societal mess that is the Baby Boomer legacy. So let’s hang out. My topic for this week is the decade of the 1960‘s, the decade that really... Read more

2016-02-23T12:33:48-08:00

When I look at my spiritual journey, I believe that God was involved in this journey of mine long before I ever realized that I was.  You see, even though I was brought up in the church, when I entered my 20’s, I couldn’t wait to test myself and the world and try to make it on my own – abandoning all the stories, teachings and wisdom that had been poured into me as a boy. What I learned... Read more

2014-03-06T12:46:42-08:00

To purchase the entire Summit Lecture Series, Vol. 1 on DVD, go to: summit.org In C.S. Lewis’ “The Great Divorce”, Lewis imagines if the people in hell could get on a bus and ride from hell to heaven. And when they arrive, the souls of the saints would come out and try to convince them to repent, give up their sinful ways and embrace Christ’s grace. In this book, Lewis’ depiction of heaven is incredibly beautiful because it’s REAL. In... Read more

2016-02-24T04:06:33-08:00

Luann was thinking of leaving…she’d had it.  Her husband Frank was a control freak.  He was always on her kids about something. When she tried to step in, he would yell at her, in front of her kids.  She never knew what would set him off.  Sometimes he was great but then he would change, like a light switch turned off, and he would be mad about something yet again.  Her daughter didn’t act right or her son has... Read more

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