Trekking Through the Word in 2010

by | Dec 27, 2009 | A Pastor's Heart

I don’t know about you, but I love New Year’s Eve. Part of it is the host of special memories I associate with December 31: Harlem Globetrotters’ games, my first adolescent crush, my first sermon in Aundrea’s church… But backward-looking memories aren’t my...

Defined by the Details, Pt 2

by | Dec 20, 2009 | A Pastor's Heart

Last week I wrote about the many details of Christmas that show up again at Easter:exceptional humiliation, special announcements, fulfilled prophecies, and odd details about how He was clothed and where He was laid. Is there a point to these little similarities? I...

Defined by the Details, Pt 1

by | Dec 13, 2009 | A Pastor's Heart

Have you ever noticed the many parallel details between Jesus’ birth and His death? Both are marked by stunning humiliation. The humiliations of His birth—namely,the social status of His family, the tedious journey to Bethlehem, the rejection at the inn, the...

Reading vs. The Internet

by | Dec 6, 2009 | A Pastor's Heart

“Reading matters”—my two-word summary of the last couple Pastor’s Heart columns. That’s why we have the internet, right? With just a point and a click, you can fill your computer screen with all sorts of stuff to read: news, how-to’s, celebrity gossip, blogs,...