Monthly Archives: April 2010
Psalm 23 (My Paraphrase)
The Eternal One is my shepherd, I lack nothing. He lets me lie down in green pastures; he leads me beside peaceful waters; he restores my life. He guides me along right paths for the sake of his name. Even if I walk through the valley of deepest darkness, I will fear no evil; for [...]
William in Kanji
I was fooling around today and found a couple of sites that will translate given names into Japanese kanji. One site said that the name William can be written in kanji like this: 生伊利安夢 Supposedly this means the following: life – noble, king – clever, advantageous – peaceful – dream. I guess this means I [...]
Following Christ
In this week’s gospel reading from John 21, we have a conversation between Jesus and Peter. It goes like this: When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” He said to him, “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” Jesus said [...]
Called to Suffering
There is nothing that makes me angrier as a pastor than “prosperity preachers” who tell their followers that by becoming a Christian nothing but blue skies and rose gardens are in their futures. These purveyors of a false theology are both deceitful in their presentation of the gospel and a danger to those who follow [...]
Martin Luther’s Words Before the Offering Was Collected
This quote is from Martin Luther and was originally published on Christ Is Deeper Still (I found it on the blog “The Jesus Paradigm” – link below). I wonder how these words would go over in most churches. “Not well” is my guess. “I understand that this is the week for the church collection, and [...]
Desiree’s Spring Concert 2010
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Desiree’s Spring Concert 2010
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Desiree and her friend Rosa
l’il Abner – April 2010 via Pixelpipe
Michael Spencer: 1956-2010
Just a word of thanks for the gift God gave us of Michael Spencer, one of the pioneers of blogging and a man with a great heart for Christ, grace and the gospel. My prayers are with the Internet Monk’s family and friends. Into your hands, O merciful Saviour, we commend your servant Michael. Acknowledge, [...]
A Room Called Remember
I have always considered Frederick Buechner one of my mentors in ministry even though I have never met him in person. The reason for this is that Buechner’s writing touches something deep in my soul, and because of this I have read almost everything he has published. The following quote called my name this morning. [...]
