If far too often your life feels like a crawl through sewage, then consider listening to my sermon from April 8 (Easter Sunday) so that you can rinse in the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. You can listen to…
Planting Day For Marybeth’s Farm
Sodbusters that we are, Mary Elizabeth and I retained a custom tilling service and prepared the soil using a modified no-till system. We put out tomato plants, and planted green beans, pumkins, and peppers.
You’re Not the First to Question the Reality of God
Steve Brandon: Most Christians, as I can tell, go through a crisis of faith in their lives. By this, I simply mean a time in which they really question the reality of God or of His working in their lives.…
Are you an “argumentative ant”?
In my book, Unpacking Forgiveness, I point out that many times the reason we argue is because we have forgotten to meditate on the greatness of God: If we begin to get a glimpse of the vast glory of God,…
The Coming Meltdown in College Education
Mark Cuban: Remember the housing meltdown ? Tough to forget isn’t it. The formula for the housing boom and bust was simple. A lot of easy money being lent to buyers who couldn’t afford the money they were borrowing. That…
pumpkin journal day #1
My dad Chris Brauns and I have decided to plant pumpkins.So my dad said,That we could use this website to give info about them. I decided to do a journal on this website I’ll separate each entry with numbers. Here’s …
Wise words for pastors and local church leaders
From Desiring God’s blog: Darrin Patrick is the pastor of The Journey in St. Louis, a church he planted back in 2002. He also serves as the Vice President of the Acts 29 Church Planting Network and has written a…
Starting a Fire in the Summer Sun
Here is a summer science project. Do this one at your own risk. Choose an afternoon when the summer sun is burning down, get a magnifying glass and a pile of some dry combustible material. Dried leaves will work just…
Marybeth and I are Farming
For reasons explained elsewhere on this blog, Marybeth, my youngest daughter (class of 2021), and I have entered into the agricultural business. For more information see this page. Notice that there is now a pumpkins tab at the top of…
Do you know what began on May 20 of the year 325?
In 325 Constantinople, modern day Instanbul, was seething with discussion. The buzz in the city was not about a sports team or about an election. People were talking about the doctrine of the Trinity. One church leader said, if in…