by Bob | Feb 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
Then God Showed Up! There’s a scene in the movie, Forest Gump, where everything that could go wrong, does go wrong, and Forest says, “Then God showed up.” In the movie, Lieutenant Dan had both his legs blown off in the Viet Nam war. Bitter, Lt. Dan lives an immoral...
by Bob | Jan 18, 2014 | Uncategorized
Are You a Church Pioneer or a Church Settler? Shirley and I were reflecting tonight on how people make decisions about churches, especially when it comes to families and the “smaller church.” The smaller church typically is at a place size-wise where there is not...
by Bob | Dec 7, 2013 | Uncategorized
5 Top Christian Blog Posts of the Week: 5 to Live By 5 top Christian blog posts of the week—on Nelson Mandela, Hobby Lobby, the Supreme Court, Jameis Winston, & homosexuality in culture. In the News: Nelson Mandela This week the world learned of the death at...
by Bob | Nov 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Doctor, Doctor No, this is not a post about doctor jokes. Nor is it a post about whether doctors are a joke. Instead, it’s a post about whether people with a doctorate should insist on being called by their title. And it’s about whether other people should call...
by Bob | Nov 2, 2013 | Christ, Scripture, Uncategorized, Worship
It’s All About Him
by Bob | Sep 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
When Hallmark Is a Hallmark of Sin The Hallmark Channel advertises itself with taglines like Where Great Stories Come to Life and The Heart of TV. I don’t watch Hallmark a great deal—partly because I don’t watch a lot of TV and partly because a lot of Hallmark’s...