I took some time at lunch today to watch the online feed of the memorial service for Tim Keller, who passed several weeks ago from cancer. Keller, founder and lead pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, was a giant in evangelical circles, if nothing more for his constant Christocentric approach to church and...
Read more →“Never feel self-pity, the most destructive emotion there is. How awful to be caught up in the terrible squirrel cage of self.” ― Millicent Fenwick I am finally admitting to myself that, among others, I have one horrible habit that I recognize I need to get rid of. And it is not my excessive...
Read more →For whatever reason, today has been a day of snippets. While at work this morning, I had a number of moments where observations about shame rolled in- and I harvested as many of those as I could for a later post. Tonight, it was about dealing with self. With a rare evening home and...
Read more →I was first introduced to pastor Tim Keller and his writings last summer after picking up a little book that talked about how not to live as a prodigal in the church. I had heard for some time about how good Keller’s stuff was for the mind and the heart, and so after finally...
Read more →Yeah, I know- 2011 is over. I just didn’t get a chance to write these down at the end of the year. Still, I read a few books last year that really stood out to me, and I wanted to share them. In no particular order… Abraham, by Bruce Feiler (History/Religion) Not only does...
Read more →I don’t know if you are like me in this, but my ability to get through books comes and goes. I don’t know if it is seasonal or what, but there are periods in my life when I am primed and pumped, and I can get through a series of books with little problem,...
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