Posts tagged wts

Things I’ve Learned This Summer

Wow, it’s been forever since I (we) blogged – it’s a shame too because we’ve done a lot of cool stuff this summer. I did want to post some sermons that have been posted online. I’ve had the opportunity to preach 4 times at two churches. Here are some of the things I’ve spoke on. [...]

Facebook Worship

I’ve been getting into conversations with several parents in the past week about facebook. Here are some good reminders from my friends at the Gospel and Culture Project – I copied some of the bullet points, but the whole article is worth reading:
First, here are nine ways not to use Facebook :
1. Don’t [...]

Running Scared

Tonight at youth group we’re talking about fear. I found some good thoughts in  Ed Welch’s book, Running Scared.
Fear is speaking and we should listen… There is a logic – a language – to fear and anxiety, just as there is to most emotions. Anger says “You are wrong.”  Embarrassment or shame [...]

Peter Enns on Disagreement

Hit: a time to tear down | A Time to Build Up
Disagreement is what happens in scholarship. If disagreement were a barometer of truth, only those in power would ever be deemed correct.
This criterion lends itself to selective application, which I find rooted in the cult of the personality. To appeal to well-known [...]

iSpeak – Three Stories about Hebrews

I spoke at Dix Hills on October 5th. I gave a talk about story and identity.
Check it out here Three Stories about Hebrews: 
Some of you who read this blog remember that I gave a similar talk at Integrity Fellowship. I love the idea that Jesus was victorious in  same points where Israel failed in the [...]