Monthly Archives: April 2009

Where have you been, my blue-eyed son? The best 6 minutes you’ll spend today…

I’ll be participating in and speaking at a men’s retreat this coming weekend and I’m preparing a talk on Micah 6:8 — Act Justly, Love Mercy, and Walk Humbly. I was struck by the similarities between the timeless relevance of Micah’s … Continue reading

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Fishing: God’s answer to all life’s problems

I just got home from a 4-day flyfishing trip with friends on the Elk River. As I hoped, the experience left me feeling refreshed and recharged to face the daily challenges that vacation days are created to help us escape … Continue reading

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Time to click REFRESH on my spiritual browser

Well folks, I’m going off the grid for a few days to charge the spiritual batteries and reset the ole’ gray matter. I’ll be visiting my good friends over at Elk Springs Resort for awhile, catching up on news of … Continue reading

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Reflections on Easter

One of the dominant thoughts rattling around in my head yesterday through two Easter Sunday services and a church brunch was the notion that Easter is really everything to those of us who try to follow Jesus. Sure, Christmas gets … Continue reading

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Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but nobody wants to die. Play it boys!

Why is it that everytime I need to get my spiritual tank refilled, I turn straight to the David Crowder Band? My pal Mike Berry posed a question over on his Heart of a Rebel blog regarding the immediacy and … Continue reading

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Snow joke!

April 7, and it’s snowing. Despite the fact that April snows are not all that unusual in central Appalachia, there’s something about a blast of winter in the gathering spring that’s just, well, a little depressing. Predictably, this little weather … Continue reading

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Facebook, coffee, & culture

I’ll admit it…I’m a Facebook junkie. I’m not quite sure how this new addiction got its claws in me, but I think it has something to do with this insatiable desire to engage culture and find holiness in the ordinariness … Continue reading

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