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It’s NOT Turkey Day

[ 0 ] November 23, 2011

There’s been a not so subtle trend over the past several years to rename Thanksgiving as “Turkey Day.” I’m sure someone somewhere was offended by the traditional and official title for tomorrow’s holiday. Or maybe it is just a reflection of our culture becoming more focused on the material and blinded to the spiritual.  But [...]

Purdue Day 1

[ 0 ] September 21, 2011

It’s been several years since I last visited Purdue, but I was invited back this year by Grace Campus Church. It had been raining all morning, but began to clear just in time for me to begin preaching at the 12:20 break. When I am new to a campus it usually takes some time to [...]

I Thought I’d Heard it All…

[ 0 ] September 14, 2011

Sometimes I think I’ve heard it all. But then I run into a guy at Colorado State who tells me he doesn’t need some silly book with a list of rules to be a moral person. So I quiz him about his morality and why he thinks he’s such a good person. “I recycle,” he [...]

Your Christianity is Dark — it Divides

[ 0 ] September 7, 2011

I began this school year by making the long trek from Columbus up to Eau Claire, WI to preach at UWEC. UWEC is a small to mid-sized university in a quaint college town. I’ve included it on my fall tour over the past several years at the invitations of the good folks in a ministry [...]

Treasures

[ 0 ] September 5, 2011

As I begin this, my 32nd year of campus preaching, I simply want to share with you a number of verses that have shaped my life and ministry. They speak for themselves; there is no need for comment. I trust they will inspire you as they have me and will help inform you in how [...]

Cleanse your iPod and Praise the Lord!

[ 0 ] July 28, 2011

One of the young ladies who participated in our LT / Unleashed group came home and wrote on her facebook “Just finished deleting those dumb songs that shook up my life; and am now purchasing the whole LT 2011 Worship Song List.” Good for her! This reminds me of a similar decision I made in [...]