Friday, August 30, 2013

5 Kids in the Car: 3 Days Till Disney

5 Kids in the Car: 3 Days Till Disney: Okay, so after many many requests and despite the fact that Rachael won't have one single National Park to tell you all about, it is ti...

I've Got Your Back

FOOTBALL! It’s a game of inches! A Hundred Yard War! And yes, I am a serious football fanatic. As in, I count down the days to the supplemental draft fanatic. What I love most about football is that every man on that field knows instinctively that the man next to him has his back. He has to know this. If he does not have that confidence, he can’t do his job. He can’t take on his assignment without knowing that whatever happens when...

Sunday, August 25, 2013

No More Back to School

Tomorrow is a true turning point for me. A few months ago I left school for the summer. For the last twelve years I have looked forward to the summer as a time to recharge and refresh before heading back for another year of teaching. But this June was different. This June I packed up my classroom and traded in my teaching profession for a ministry profession. Which is not a real shock to those who know me. I've always hovered between two...

Tuesday, August 20, 2013

Unqualified: The Story of Amos

When we are seeking God in the Scriptures, we often instinctively turn to the Gospels or to the Psalms. But much wisdom can be found in a section few of us rarely turn to called the “minor prophets”. Really? who would want to be called a “minor prophet”? It sounds rather derogatory. I mean, would you rather play in the Major Leagues or the Minors? The truth is that these prophets are called “minor” merely because they wrote smaller amounts...

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Unqualified: the Stories of God's Chosen.

For being omnipotent and all, God seems to make some pretty big mistakes when it comes to choosing the right person for the job. Then again, maybe He is just really, really that go...