"I believe in God."The apostle is not afraid to tell the world that s/he believes in God, and believes God. I know that our world claims to be spiritual, but is it spiritually lost. The apostle who stands and says "I believe God" is proclaiming the lostness of the world and his/her willingness to be at odds with the world.Years ago, I defined the "I’m OK, You’re OK" Social Contract." In this

"I believe"One of the oldest confessions of the Christian faith begins with these two simple words, "I believe." So simple, yet these words are a profound confession to the world that I believe that which God has said.I was not there when God formed the sun, moon, earth and stars, but I believe that He did it.I was not there when God created man from the dust of the ground, but I believe that He

Well, I’m back again, and I am going to start doing some blogging about Church music and beliefs.I want to start with an old hymn, Love Divine, All Loves Excelling (#384 in the Methodist Hymnal.)We sang this hymn this past Sunday, and I found myself ve…

This young man arrived into our world on Friday AM at 4:15 a.m. weighing 6 lbs 12 oz. and measuring 18 1/2 inches. His brother, Cooper David was eager to teach him to play the drums “doo” “doo” “dah”. His brother is pretty BIG on his new brother. Unfo…

Last night we scurried down to the baseball park to watch my son play his first game of the season. Not only was this Luke’s first seasonal game, but it was also his first game ever playing. Was I nervous? Of course! but, I sat there calmly while my w…

I can’t believe this!

I am tacking a couple months off to chill awhile. We are at the coffee shop and Lynde and Josiah are watching their iPod while I check email, pay bills, and blog. We do have a busy month, two showers and going to help a friend move seems a lot to do bu…