Category: Faith

October 5, 2014

Review: You and Me Forever (Audiobook)

Where does one draw the line between sharing one’s own experiences with particular Godly lifestyle choices and simply making excuses for one’s own decisions? That’s the question I kept asking myself as I listened to the audiobook edition of You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity by Francis & Lisa Chan. Don’t get me wrong: I agree with the basic premise of this book (that the way […]

September 28, 2014

Review: Never Ever Give Up

What would you do if you learned that you had an inoperable brain tumor? Rather than focusing on her own problems, Jessie Rees focused on what she could do to help other kids who were suffering.

September 25, 2014

Review: Being Church, Doing Life

If you had asked me a few months ago for my opinion regarding “fresh expressions of church,” I think I would have looked quizzically at you and then said that I wasn’t sure what you meant but couldn’t imagine it was something of which I would be in favor. That was before reading Being Church, Doing Life: Creating Gospel Communities Where Life Happens by Michael Moynagh.

October 20, 2013

Sunday Morning Worship, October 20, 2013

Before I get started with the music, I want to apologize to those who have been expecting an update on my road trip. The government shutdown sent me back home (despite being on the road for 11 days, I was only 10 hours from home) to await the reopening of the National Parks. I will be posting about my first 11 days later this week, […]

September 13, 2013

Review: The Power of an Ordinary Prayer by Michael W. Smith and He Knows Your Name by Travis Cottrell

I know that this is no way to begin a review, but I can’t hold it back: these are two beautiful little books! In The Power of an Ordinary Prayer, Grammy and Dove Award-winning singer/songwriter Michael W. Smith invites readers to “enter into the heart of prayer and discover how the joy of God’s transformation can truly change your world.” He begins by introducing readers to […]

January 3, 2013

My January 2, 2013 Playlist

It happened like this: I woke up at my new normal wake-up time (5am) on January 2 ready to start my first workday of 2013 on the right foot. I read my morning devotions, spent a few minutes in prayer (too few, I admit), and replied to a couple of emails. Then I headed downstairs for breakfast and a shower. Everything was seemingly going very […]