The Way

I aptly titled this entry as sharing grace rather than giving grace. If I am giving grace, it is incredibly limited. My storehouse of grace is basically non-existent. I am not a grace-filled person. On the contrary, I am pretty much a judgmental person when left to my own devices. I mean, why do people do such stupid things at times? Why would they choose to  . . . (you fill in the blank) when it is obvious that making that decision will end in pain and despair. Yep, I am judgmental. I know how things ought to be done. I have read Scripture, watched people choose destruction over life, so all you have to do is ask me and I will tell you that you are stupid. I will even look down my nose at you while I do it.  I just really am that good. And . . . I am a sinner who has been miraculously saved by God's grace. I have no grace of my own to give, but I am learning to share His grace. Slowly, painfully, I am learning. I am learning that what He desires of me is to bring Him g...

This spoken word artist does a good job of communicating in a language that just might communicate to some you know who need the GOSPEL shared in another way.

I am pretty excited about this project that we are working on that I think will help Christ-followers see Christ for Who He is rather than reduce Him to our limited view of Him.

Milestones. You know those events that come along that force you to "put a stake in the ground", "set up a marker", and cause you to remember. I can be a little nostalgic at times and especially when it comes to family and specifically our daughters. I tear up just thinking about them, their accomplishments, and how quickly time passes by in life. Today, "Janjuary" 11th, Morgan turns 20 years old. She came into the world a little after 3am on a cold, January morning in Nashville, Tennessee. It was a pretty remarkable entry for me. When Sondra went into labor with Shelbi I was in FL at camp (see that story here ), so all the lead up to birth was new to me even though it was my 2nd time to witness birth. Morgan made a great entrance and has been entering everywhere since pretty much the same way. She has a quiet demeanor, but is full of life and is hysterical. She is accused many of times of being just like me, and in many ways she is, but there are n...

Shelbi & Alcatraz We had a great Christmas break as a family. It was big fun to celebrate Christmas with Evelyn too since this was her "first real Christmas" as she put it. On New Year's Eve. Shelbi and I flew to San Francisco to spend a few days together before I started teaching a class at Golden Gate Seminary. We did all of the touristy stuff and really just enjoyed hanging out together. How quickly she has become such an incredible young woman. Actually we are blessed with two daughters who are simply amazing. I have included a couple of pics of our time out here in CA. May God bless you as you head into 2012. We are expecting God to do some great things in and through us. Not because He has to but we as a family are positioning ourselves to be all that He wants us to be. Palo Alto 5k One of the other fun things we did was run a 5k on Jan. 1 in Palo Alto. Here is a pic from that too.