An inauguration is not a coronation. An inauguration is a consecration—a setting apart for the purposes of God. This service is a consecration of our institution, our vision and values, and a consecration of our very lives, with my life intertwined Continue Reading
September 3, 2012
A Prayer for the Unity of the Tribes of the Church
they said, "O Lord, the God of Israel, why has this happened in Israel, that today there should be one tribe lacking in Israel?" (Judges 21:3 ESV) Oh Father, as the tribe of Benjamin in Judges 20 and 21, turned against Thee and Thy People and the blood Continue Reading
March 29, 2012
New Song for Easter: Free for Download—”I Glory in the Cross”
As the Lenten season now gives way to Palm Sunday, Holy Week, and Easter Sunday, our hearts are again lifted to the glory of the cross of Jesus Christ. That which was a sign of shame became the symbol of salvation. That which was an instrument of Continue Reading
September 12, 2011 Leave a Comment
Then and Now: Called to Duty on 9/11
September 11, 2011. That is the date of my US Army Reserve orders for today, as I begin two weeks annual training. 10 years ago to this day, I was also called on duty, September 11, 2001. So on this Lord's day, as we all reflect about the meaning of this Continue Reading
