I have a dream. My Dream... is Jesus. I have a dream that the Church comes alive. That It is awakened to the power and purpose that has been sealed in It from before time. I have a dream that the Church's enemy is no longer glorified and given more attention than he deserves, but . . .
Archives for September 2013
“Thoughts From a First-Time Daddy” (From the Archives)
The below was written shortly after the birth of my oldest daughter, McKinley, in September of 2005. On the eve of her 8th Birthday, September 20th 2013, I am digging it out of the archives to remember and give thanks... I grew up as the oldest of six children. We were 5 boys and 1 . . .
Sacraments, Ceremony and Seven-Year-Olds
I recently had the most Holy experience of my life. Holy, being defined here as an occurrence, occasion, encounter, or time where the Presence of the Lord is expressly tangible. When time itself is suspended, and eternity feels closer to a concept that can be grasped. Where the space . . .
Is your heart desperately wicked, or new and righteous?
Have you ever believed that at your very core you are wicked? Sick? Depraved? The kind of nagging, inner feeling that, no matter what kind of pure life you are living and how much good you are involved in - that it is all masking an inner reality that is desperately dark? Have you . . .
Vacation with Jesus
I've recently returned from a glorious vacation. But this kind of vacation wasn't hanging out at the beach, or on a cruise ship, or in the mountains or a foreign country however. This vacation was with Jesus. While I of course realize that Jesus is ever-present with us, and goes . . .