Brief Thoughts, Inspirations, and the occasional Provocation for the people of Garden Sanctuary, and you too…
THE AGENDA IS… There have been many descriptors following those words over the past few assemblies. This time, I hear things like “straightforward” and “not controversial,” almost as if that is a disappointment. It has even been posited that other than electing a department director and new Executive Council, “there isn’t much on there,” and... Continue Reading →
A paradox is offered in Leviticus 2. Here we find the Supreme Creator of the Universe, who hangs stars on nothing, carves mountain ranges, and sets the boundaries of the seas, telling His people how He wants to be approached. He doesn’t request some great feat or the completion of a quest. Jehovah doesn’t want... Continue Reading →
I have been asked for my thoughts on the TPUSA halftime show. I did not watch either halftime show—or the Super Bowl, for that matter—and cannot remember the last time I saw one. I spent last night fellowshipping with a group of pastors. That said, by all accounts, I am glad I didn't watch. I... Continue Reading →
To call it a death would be melodramatic, but something certainly “ceased to be” this week. It started as a trickle, an article here or there, then a deluge of Christian media outlets began carrying the story that Chip and Joanna Gaines, long hailed as standard bearers of Christian success in business and entertainment, had... Continue Reading →
Some of the purest education, and entertainment, in my life is watching my daughters interact with their friends. Their imagination in play and conversation has more than once left me laughing. Their straightforward, often "too" literal, thinking, has taught me my fair share of lessons as well. Their descriptions of people and events are often... Continue Reading →
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