I’m sitting in a coffee shop reflecting on the summer (it’s the first day of school). It’s been one of the best summers of my life. I took three weeks off in July and had an absolute blast with my family. That’s always good and restorative. But something deeper went on as well. I spent… Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: August 2011
The following is the manuscript from a message titled “Wisdom & Wine” (preached August 28, 2011 at Northshore Baptist Church) This summer throughout our Proverbia series, we’ve been talking about relevant, practical topics for our lives and our relationships. We’ve talked about things like pride and humility, marriage and parenting, friendships, work ethics, and money.… Continue reading →
Over 1,200 people on a beautiful Sunday afternoon 410 lbs of pulled pork 500 hot dogs 240 lbs of potato salad 75 lbs of carrot sticks Who knows how many cookies (mostly half-baked chocolate chip… thank you!) + 17 baptisms for Jesus ___________________________ = ONE amazing celebration of ONE Lord who has formed us into… Continue reading →
A crucial facet of living in Proverbia is the realization that “Money Matters.” It matters how you view it. It matters how it serves you or how you end up serving it. It matters how you use it or how it ends up using you. In his excellent book Counterfeit Gods, Tim Keller writes According… Continue reading →
This past Sunday as we continued in our Proverbia series, I talked about “The Home Front” (you can listen to the audio here). We looked at the Proverbs’ wisdom for marriage and parenting. And as a practical application for parents, I shared the “Roles of Parenting.” As our children grow toward adulthood, our roles as… Continue reading →
