Mental Musings

Brothers, consider your calling: Not many are wise from a human perspective, not many powerful, not many of noble birth. Instead, God has chosen what is foolish in the world to shame the wise, and God has chosen what is weak in the world to shame the strong. God has chosen what is insignificant and despised in the world-what is viewed as nothing-to bring to nothing what is viewed as something, so that no one can boast in His presence. 1 Corinthians 1:26-29 For a long time I knew that I would never be great. As a child I was good at pretty much anything I attempted, but I was never going to be great at them. It wasn't because I lacked a competitive attitude. I was a fierce competitor and have always hated losing, no matter what I am doing. It wasn't because I lacked the understanding of how to do it. I had a voracious appetite for knowledge. If it interested me, I taught myself how to do it. I even taught myself to read. Adults were always telling me, "Yo...

Sermon from October 12, 2014

There is an understanding among Christians that we don’t really like to admit out loud. We tell ourselves that we shouldn’t speak about it because it could harm the church. We pretend it doesn’t exist because we don’t want to turn people away from the church. We hide behind our good works and smile as if nothing was wrong. Christians can be some of the most hurtful people. I didn’t say hurting people, but that is also true. The church building is often full of people that are struggling just to make it through another week. And perhaps that contributes to the hurting toward others. Lashing out at others because of our own hurts. Christians more than most understand just how vile, how dirty, how undeserving we truly are. Scripture even tells us that our very best is like a soiled garment (Isaiah 64:6). Don’t get me wrong. Christians are good people; not because of something we have done. Christians are good only through the redemptive grace of Jesus Christ. It i...

My son just recorded his first album and it is available on NoiseTrade for free (but you can always leave a tip). This is the same son who had no interest in taking piano lessons from his mom even though she has her master's in piano performance. The same son who had no interest in choir or learning to sing even though his dad is a worship pastor with a master's in music. Yet, he found time to teach himself how to create electronic music using GarageBand. Check it out . I'm enjoying it right now.