video blog

It happened one night, it was a dark and stormy night, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. No matter how it begins, everyone has a story to live. This series looks at the story of the Christian life. Part Six talks about our allies and enemies and how we are to react to them as Christians.

It happened one night, it was a dark and stormy night, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. No matter how it begins, everyone has a story to live. This series looks at the story of the Christian life. Part Four is about Meeting the Mentor. It challenges Christians to find and be mentors along the journey.

This podcast is just over 8 min. 

It happened one night, it was a dark and stormy night, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. No matter how it begins, everyone has a story to live. This series looks at the story of the Christian life. Part Three focuses on Crossing the Threshold--taking the first step of the journey--and the factors that often stop us.

And, I share my secret fear in this episode.

The podcast runs approximately 11 min.

Does anyone else remember that song? It was a youth group or camp song:

Announcements! Announcements! Announcements!
A terrible death to die,
A terrible death to die,
A terrible death to talk to death,
A terrible death to die.

The story begins. We've been called to a grand adventure. It's what gets us involved in our neighborhoods, our country, and the world. Part Two of The Story of Your Life looks at the Christian's Call to Adventure, the catalyst that starts our story.

It happened one night, it was a dark and stormy night, it was the best of times, it was the worst of times. No matter how it begins, everyone has a story to live. This series looks at the story of the Christian life. Part One reviews the overarching narrative in which we play a part.

The podcast is just under 6 min.

The shore is a place of Revelation to me. It's a foretaste of what we will know in God's re-creation. Fortresses of sand cross the beach line, their gates always open. They're built with love and laughter. The joy is in the creation.

It's a place where giggles escape.

It's a place of games--paddleball, whiffle ball, football, frisbie, bocce, horseshoes. It's a place where we remember to be child-like.

On my blog, I've championed the idea that Christians have the permission, and indeed duty, to critique art so that as we embody Christ in art, we present something beautiful, redemptive, and excellent.

So today, I want to take a moment to look at the spiritual discipline of being creative--a discipline everyone, artist or not, can (and should) participate in. I want to show you the difference in my life between being creative and being an artist.

This is my first video blog. It runs approximately 8 min.