The Great Siege of Malta I read this book while I was on holiday in England; something about being closer to the location might romanticise the events even more. Bef... Read more »
Analog Church: Why We Need Real People, Places, and Things in the Digital Age I read this book as it may have been on some past year's short list, and I thought a book about Church would be helpful in my new role. ... Read more »
Devoted to Jesus - J. C. Ryle At my church, in January, the sermons are shorter, and they add a biography talk. Last Sunday, I got to give one, and I picked J. C. Ryle as... Read more »
Good News to Share (Col 1:21-29) Today I gave the last talk for the year, wrapping with Colossians 1. I feel like this talk had some promise, but it sort of only came togeth... Read more »
Firstborn over Creation (Col 1:15-17) Below is the talk I gave at our Christmas Eve service. We are doing a series on "Firstborn" from Colossians. Merry Christmas ever... Read more »
The Catcher in the Rye In one of Five Iron Frenzy's songs, there is this line, "I sometimes feel like Holden Caulfield", and for a long time, I neve... Read more »
God's King is a SAVING King Today I spoke again about the King in Psalm 72 and how that is fulfilled in Jesus. I was a little disappointed in the output of this talk. I... Read more »
Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl It has been some time since I finished this book, sermons and holidays have slowed down this blog. I have a bit of a backlog of books that I... Read more »
Why and how should I grow in my love of others? (Mark 12:31) On Friday, I got to speak at our Youth group. They are doing a "Why and How" series on things, and my topic was on loving others. ... Read more »