Over time, I’ve realized that part of what God’s call on my life is for me write on some modest level. Part of my Sabbatical is also about renewal for writing. While, I won’t be writing to a deadline during…
Think about an icy river this coming 4th of July
In Psalm 16, David praises God because God has given him a delightful inheritance. King David sings, “my boundary lines have fallen in pleasant places.” Americans can surely sing the same song. We celebrate the birth of our nation this…
“Where there is no vision, the people perish”: One of the most misapplied verses in the Bible
“Where there is no vision the people perish,” the King James Version translation of Proverbs 29:18, is one of the most misunderstood and misapplied verses in the Bible. Christian leadership books often quote Proverbs 29:18 as a rationale for a…
"The sexual relationship is a good barometer for every couple"
What Did You Expect?: Redeeming the Realities of Marriage: The sexual relationship is a good barometer for every couple. The character and quality of the marriage relationship will determine the character and quality of their sexual union. You don’t leave…
A European question for Dr. Wittmer (and you too)
June, 2010 Dear Church Family, We went to Dachau this week. As a result, I have a question for Dr. Mike Wittmer who is preaching to the Bricks. Hopefully, he will give an answer however brief from the pulpit. Dachau…
If
My son, Ben, is 13 today. Here is a poem my mother read to me that I hope he will learn. As a pastor, I have thought often of the line, “If you can trust yourself when all men doubt…
No severing tendons!
Be encouraged to be in a Bible believing church on the Lord’s Day. If possible, treasure the opportunity to be together with the Body of Christ. Calvin: “If any man say he will withdraw himself from obedience to the church,…
The Love Letters of John Wooden
John Wooden wrote his wife over 300 letters (one per month) for 25 years after she died. HT: Justin Taylor
Where are you?
Where are you at this very moment? Are you on bypass 20? Alpine or Perryville? Are you just getting off onto Riverside? Or, are you on 11th Street? Some of you may be on Kishwaukee headed up to Rockford? Maybe…
The Big Picture: “Oil in the gulf, two months later”
More pictures here.