The Weekend Brew: {Strength In Numbers}
“For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.” (Matthew 18:20) There is strength in numbers. We were not meant to walk this journey alone. I am so thankful to God that He has...
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Kwanzaa, Manti Te’o and respect
I enjoy reading other media critics and ombudsmen, (er, ombudspersons?) and thought about discussing this recent take on Kwanzaa coverage by NPR ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos. He updated the post...
View ArticleGet In The Fire: Eddie L. Long
In this clip Bishop Eddie L. Long brings kingdom perspective to the tough times in life. God uses them, not only for our personal growth but also favor. “Your fire is not to burn you up, your fire is...
View ArticleUncertainty
As confident as I may look in on High School Senior year book picture I remember doing my very best to mask all the anxiety that I had about the future. I can now look squarely in this boy’s eyes and...
View ArticleWhat Fried Rice Taught Me About Brokenness & New Year Resolutions
When all you have are broken pieces, how do you start the new year by faith? One of my favorite comfort foods is fried rice. If you’ve never made this Asian fave, think of it as pasta for Chinese...
View ArticleFake Facebook Page
One or more people have created false Facebook pages with my name and photograph. I've been told that several other authors, pastors, etc., have experienced something similar. The pattern goes like...
View ArticleWE LIVE IN A WORLD SHAPED BY OUR BELIEFS
The Bible tells us that Jesus healed many people of the most appalling afflictions with the words “Your faith has made you whole“. What is faith but anothet word for belief. Jesus was telling those...
View ArticlePresiding Bishop preaches to Episcopalians in South Carolina
[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs] Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori preached the following sermon Jan. 26 at Grace Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. Last summer, not...
View ArticleSunday Considerations: Redeemed
text before content The greatest of all transactions The costliest purchase price Father, Your Son’s atoning death Was given in payment for mine To buy me back from slavery To set me free from my...
View ArticleHouse of Deputies president supports South Carolina Episcopalians
[Episcopal Church Office of Public Affairs] The Rev. Gay Clark Jennings, president of the House of Deputies, offered the following remarks Jan. 26 at Grace Episcopal Church in Charleston, South...
View ArticleGod’s NOT Mad at You!
Just finished this amazing book by Pat Schatzline! Buy it –> NOT MAD!
View ArticleJFK chews out a general after a news report about $5,000 spent on furniture
Some NSFW audio from John F. Kennedy… (via Reddit)
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Kyle Idleman on Idolatry
This is an excerpt from chapter one of a forthcoming book (Feb 19) by Kyle Idleman, author of Not a Fan. The book is titled Gods at War: Defeating the Idols that Battle for Your Heart (Zondervan)....
View ArticleNew bishop provisional addresses South Carolina Episcopalians
[Episcopal Church in South Carolina] The Rt. Rev. Charles vonRosenberg, newly elected bishop provisional of the Episcopal Church in South Carolina, delivered the following addresses Jan. 26 gathering...
View ArticleBrand-new, bug-eyed baby elephant goes for a swim with mom [7 pictures]
This elephant is 10 days old. After about a week he was steady on his feet, and his keepers at the Melbourne Zoo have refilled the pool in the elephants’ enclosure. After 2 years in the womb, he was...
View ArticleFacing your Reflection
I’m just getting home from taking photographs of a friend. This wasn’t your normal portrait setting as we were taking the photos in her bathroom. The two of us weren’t alone, we were joined by both our...
View ArticleSouth Carolina continuing Episcopalians meet to plan their future
[Episcopal News Service – Charleston, South Carolina] Meeting in a town nicknamed the Holy City because of its founders’ religious tolerance and in a church that has survived the Civil War, great...
View ArticleFirst trailer for the Coen brothers’ movie about NY’s 1960′s folk scene
A year-and-a-half ago, we heard that the Coen brothers were working on a movie about the Greenwich Village folk scene in the 60′s, based loosely on Dave Van Ronk’s memoir The Mayor of MacDougal Street....
View ArticleSanctuary: Higher Rock
Sanctuary– 1 : a place (as a church or a temple) for worship 2 : a place of refuge and protection Meditating on the beauty He’s created and the power of His words… Psalm 61:1-2(NASB) Hear my cry, O...
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Sweet Memories!
We've been kind of cooped up for the past couple days because of the ice and for some reason Dylan had the urge to watch lots of family videos. First he wanted to watch when Evan was born and then......
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