Quick Update on Micah

My nephew Micah, for whom I requested prayer last week, is improving.  My brother Dan passed on the following good news:
Micah’s left lung is still clear.  His right lung is 30 percent better.  That doctor was pleasantly shocked. He fully expected there to be no change. Since there was some improvement, he decided that a [...]

Say It: “I Was Wrrrr….”

Are you teachable? Really? I’m not asking about how you respond to sermons preached by your favorite guru in the comfort of your own church, home or car. A better test of your teachability is how you accept personal reproof. How do you respond when confronted with your own sins and [...]

Thus Saith the Lord?

Read this, but lean back from your monitor while you do. There’s nothing worse than singed eyebrows and melted spectacles.

Dan Phillips is one smartcastic dude.

Stephen Colbert Roasts Mohler, Mocks Scripture

This may not even be newsworthy: a liberal comedian mocking Scripture isn’t exactly a “rare sighting.” But since Stephen Colbert’s program is nationally-televised on Comedy Central, I thought I’d note that during last night’s program he went after Mohler, Mohler’s post on homosexuality and genetics (clarified here) and the Bible itself. (Warning: it’s [...]

Odds & Ends

I haven’t blogged much for the last month or so. It has much to do with the busyness of ministry…and a little to do with the fact that I dropped my laptop. Ouch. My friend(?) Mark Perry suggested that I try a LeapPad next time, but I’m actually leaning toward an Etch A [...]

Please Pray for My Nephew Micah

I‘ve requested prayer in the past for the family of my brother Dan, a missionary to Brazil (here and here). The Lord has graciously answered prayers for their safety. They are home on furlough right now, but they have another urgent prayer need
Micah, Dan’s 12-year-old son, has been fighting pneumonia for the [...]

Please Pray for a Grieving Family, Pastor and Church Plant

My good friend Dan Greenfield is ministering to a dear family in his fledgling church plant following the tragic death of Jim Carlson. The Carlsons were once attendees of TCBC, and they continue to be our good friends. God’s grace was abundantly evident in Jim’s life. Please pray that it will also [...]

“Why would Jesus let us die? Doesn’t He love us?”

Yesterday I preached the funeral of a very dear friend. Over the last ten years, Cindy has become “family” to me, my wife and our four daughters. For six of those years she has battled cancer, valiantly and selflessly. On Sunday afternoon, Cindy finally won: the cancer is dead and Cindy is [...]