Wow, this has been a stretch for the past week and it continues this week!  After last Sunday's Chicago Marathon I came back to several meetings, family in town, and a birthday party for Anna, which consisted of hiking in Devil's Den with four 8&9 year old girls -- whew!  To then prep for Leviticus … Continue reading Monday AM Musings…

I really like running.  Some people just loathe it to no end, but I'm not that guy.  I've always had running in my blood.  From believing "Zips" (or some other new shoes from the late 70's) would make me faster, to running my first mile race in middle school in just over 5 minutes, I've … Continue reading Thoughts from a Pastor / Runner

Today, two very significant reports have come out.  The FIRST is from the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life reporting that 1 in 4 people worldwide are Muslims, and that their populations are strongly influencing Europe.  That's 1.57 billion people. The SECOND report is from the American Religious Identification Survey stating that Protestants have … Continue reading Telling Trends…

Just 2 sermons into Leviticus and there are patterns of thought that are developing for me related to grace.  We've tasted in these 2 weeks that God's holiness remains intact always and, therefore, demands precision and detail in dealing with sin and dwelling among His people.  We've seen that God's righteous demands on His people … Continue reading Some “Levitical” thoughts…