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The Terrible Twos [Post #73]
Tomorrow we lose our two year old daughter…..she turns three. Jessica and I were talking today about how inappropriate the label “the terrible twos” was for us. Lily’s 365 days as a two year old...
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15 Things Chuck Swindoll Taught Me [Post #74]
I started traveling to Atlanta back in 2005 for a conference called Catalyst. I’ve been to A LOT of conferences and seminars before and I must say, generally speaking the best part is simply getting...
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I Don’t Mind When People Leave Our Church [Post #75]
Earlier this week I learned that two families that had been worshiping at our church left and weren’t coming back. It made me really happy! Both of these families were really great! They weren’t...
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Dropping the F-Bomb and Other Obscenities [Post #76]
Someone dropped the F-bomb at the Oscars and now there’s a buzz about it. Seriously? Now to be fair, I’m a closet conspiracy theorist. I think the primary reason there’s a buzz is a self-serving...
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Fat Tuesday and Reversing Lent [Post #77]
Today is Fat Tuesday, and I am it’s ambassador. I love providing others with and personally consuming pastries (hence the few extra pounds I’m currently packing). Today our church brought in a...
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Does Size Really Matter? [Post #78]
Does size really matter? Men and women both seem to obsess over it. Women for example, would rather be a size 8 then a size 10. Offer a woman a dessert, she’ll say “oh, that’s too big”. When there’s...
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Upcoming Seminar: The Cross Through The Eyes Of The Prophets [Post #79]
I wanted to make you aware of a really neat opportunity! A month from now, sovG will be hosting a seminar on our campus. I want to take three minutes of your time to give you the details. For just …...
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Why Understanding The Wrath Of God Is So Important [Post #80]
At the request of a number of people in our church, I am posting yesterday’s message online. I wasn’t able to cover all of this content in the service, so the sections I cut out there are included...
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My Locker Room Interaction With And Personal Awareness Of How We’re Simply,...
It was November of 2006. I was in the locker room at Gordon College after playing a couple hours of basketball. I was chatting with a friend about a number of things when the subject turned to the...
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The Number 5000 [Post #82]
The number 5000. I used to race 5k’s (it felt like 5000 kilometers), I once had to put the pen down and walk out on a Marine Recruiter who had a check for me for $5000, Jesus fed 5000 people … Continue...
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Understanding the Cross: Four Vital Concepts [Post #83]
Where This Post Comes From— I’m currently preaching though a series at our church called Jesus and the Cross. The big idea of the series is that there is NOTHING more important for you to know about...
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Palm Sunday Reflections [Post #84]
I grew up in a fundamentalist church that didn’t observe the church calendar, other than Easter Sunday. Christmas was noted, but we didn’t even have a special Christmas Eve Worship Service or sing the...
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Between Palm Sunday and Maundy Thursday [Post #85]
The time between Palm Sunday and Maundy Thursday isn’t as tight, as other aspects of Holy Week or the church calendar. In fact, While Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter get special...
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The Christian Repsponse to Osama Bin Laden’s Death [Post #86]
I have a friend who is a student at a military school. She texted me to tune into the major networks, before any of the major networks were broadcasting anything last Sunday night. Their school was a...
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The End Of The World As We Know It. Tomorrow? [Post #87]
So when I first heard that the world is supposed to end tomorrow, this song popped into my head, probably yours too: I also thought: Seriously? Didn’t John Cusack solve this problem in the movie 2012?...
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When In The Course of Human History… July 4th Reflections [Post #88]
Today is the 4th of July, a federal holiday in the United States of America, commemorating the work that gained our independence as a new nation. I make no apologies for the strong sense of patriotism...
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Beyond the Red Sox, Moxie and Metallica: Justin’s Final Words [Post #89]
Today, Monday July 18, 2011, we lay to rest the physical body of a truly incredible man. Justin Lindstrom was only 26 years old when he left this world for the other side of eternity, but in those 26...
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The End Of Summer, Time Travel, Death Threats, Flaming Hair, God’s Undeniable...
Summer is over. Accept it. Some may argue this point based on the fact that we may still have some great weather and even beach days ahead of us, but the summer has come and gone. This being the...
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On The Run: The Book and Story Of Jonah [Post #91]
An number of people who don’t attend sovG have asked for the manuscripts of the messages in our 5 part Jonah series. This post is simply the series introduction. It will be followed by the 5...
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The Disobedient Prophet: Running Away From the Lord (Jonah Part 1 of 5) [Post...
This is the first of 5 sermon manuscripts from www.sovG.us as we work through the book of Jonah. Part 1—The Disobedient Prophet: Running Away From the Lord (Jonah 1:1-17) Introduction— I was a runner...
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