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I’m currently reading Seeing God in HD by Mark Moore. It is a book on how to interpret the Bible. So far, so good. Below are some great quotes from chapter one. Stay tuned for more.
“…if you don’t obey the words of Scripture, you have no right to claim that you understand them.” p. 19
“The [...]

I’m currently reading Faith’s Fundamentals by Jack Cottrell. The third fundamental (out of seven total) is “The Bible is God’s Word.” In this chapter, Cottrell states: “every statement in the Bible has a specific, intended meaning. When first spoken by their authors, the statements of Scripture were not just words or sounds. They meant something” [...]

I was reminded this week of a survey conducted by sociologist Anthony Campolo years ago. He asked 50 people over the age of 95 this question: “If you could live your life over again, what would you do differently?” The answers given were varied, but three themes emerged. They were:
- If I had it to do over again, I would reflect more.
- [...]

A few days ago I posted a picture of Jacy. In an effort to ”balance the scales,” here’s a picture of Noah. He loves his chocolate milk. I’m a blessed daddy.

This coming Sunday OCC is bringing the “Silver Ring Thing“ to Orrville, Ohio. Let me encourage all teens and parents/grandparents of teens to be there. Click here (scroll down) for all the details. Below is a promo video. It’s going to be high-energy and life-changing. Be there!

Well, I’m glad the “sex series” is over! It’s always a little nerve-racking talking about a subject like sex. I appreciate all the positive comments from the series. We’ve duplicated a record number of CD’s. I guess sex does sell.
One of the reasons we did the series on sex when we did was [...]

Check out my new poll on the right-hand column. Baseball is in the air! Let me know your thoughts on the Cleveland Indians this year. Will this be the year? Personally, I’m not holding my breath.
LET’S GO TRIBE!  

I’m a big fan of the Blue Letter Bible website. There’s rarely a week that goes by in which I do not visit this site. I use it for personal study and sermon preparation. The feature I use most is learning the meaning of the Hebrew/Greek words in a text. Here’s how you can do [...]

I’m starting a new message series this Sunday on prayer. We’ll spend eight weeks unpacking “The Lord’s Prayer.” I asked Beth if eight weeks was too long. She said, “Not if the sermons are good.” No pressure, right? Below are the dates and titles. Hope you’ll join us at OCC.
3/8 – Lord, Teach Us to Pray
3/15 – Our Father
3/22 - Hallowed [...]

Beth took this picture today. Is she a cutie or what? I feel like the richest man in the world. Thank you, Lord!