Wandering Lost and Finally Finding Home
On Sunday we explored the first of three sermons on the Prodigal Son (Luke 15). In this sermon we looked at the prodigal son and how we are often so much like him. How we too have left home, and left...
View ArticleFollowing in the Footsteps of Jesus to Become Like the Father
On Sunday we wrapped up our series on the Prodigal Son, taking a look at the Father. We talked about how we are called to become like the Father. Henri Nouwen puts it this way: “As a beloved son, I...
View ArticleMy Failures as a Father
On Sunday for Father’s Day we looked at my failures as a Father. We looked at three major ones I’ve had in: attention, ownership of reactions, and affirmation. The first failure was how I noticed...
View ArticleWelcome Home Daddy
Coming home as a young dad is a great thing. This is a picture of how my boys welcome me. Hudson runs full tilt and jumps at me, and Asher giggles and walks till he gets to me and hugs me too. They...
View ArticleDaddy You’re My Son
Earlier this week Hudson woke me up from bed because we all slept in (Praise God!). And he said something a bit strange…”Wake up daddy, you’re my son. I love you. Wake up daddy”. And I said to him,...
View ArticleWe Keep Forgetting Who We Are…
Henri Nouwen, who is generally brilliant in all he writes, once wrote this: One of the tragedies of our life is that we keep forgetting who we are. And this true. One of the great tragedies of our...
View ArticleSeven Last Words of Jesus: Father, forgive them…
On Sunday we really waded deeply into this well known saying of Jesus. “Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing”. Luke 23:43. The first thing we noticed is how the “them” in...
View ArticleSeven Last Words of Jesus: “Father Into Your Hands…” Lenten Reflection
On Sunday we looked at this saying of Jesus on the cross: “Father into your hands I commend my Spirit”. There is a lot to be said about this statement, but we just focused on a few details. First, that...
View ArticleWhy the Trinity and What’s the Trinity?
On Sunday we are going to be tackling some of the most difficult stuff to understand in Christian theology. We are going to be looking the doctrine of the Trinity. The Trinity is hard to understand,...
View ArticleTheology 101: Doctrine of the Trinity, and Dance Lessons in Life
We began on Sunday by watching this video that introduces us a little bit to the doctrine of the Trinity. It helps us to get orientated to what the topic is about, and what it all means. The Trinity in...
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