Sunday was my “first” sermon as a senior pastor and, wow, did God show up! Granted, it helps when He wakes you up at night and tells you what to say (as He did last Tuesday evening). I don’t know what He is up too – but I’m willing to follow and see what happens. … Continue reading Breaking Out of Our Cages and Pursuing God’s Adventure
Sunday was my “first” sermon as a senior pastor and, wow, did God show up! Granted, it helps when He wakes you up at night and tells you what to say (as He did last Tuesday evening). I don’t know what He is up too – but I’m willing to follow and see what happens. … Continue reading Breaking Out of Our Cages and Pursuing God's Adventure
Five years ago the Lord gave me a vision of a wild goose flying over the Sweet-Ola valley. It was the harbinger of Emily and my move to Sweet from Boise – and the start of new adventure that has lead to us being the new pastors of the Payette River Vineyard. What was so … Continue reading An Geadh-Glas
It is no secret that I am a bibliophilia (i.e. a lover of books). It is a strange thing as I used to hate books – that is until 4th grade when my brother and his best friend turned me onto Louis L’Amour. The rest, they say, is history. Recently a friend was asked what … Continue reading What are the most influential books in your life?
As I read Stanley Grenz and John Franke’s book (Beyond Foundationalism), two things struck me. The first being the understanding that postmodernism is not simply a philosophy that can be put on and off at will. Instead it is a culture and mindset that radically changes everything, from the questions asked to the way one … Continue reading Theology in a Postmodern Culture (Part 2 of 2)
What is the “good life”? It is a question that can be answered multiple ways by a single person over the years. Today, for me, on this calm winter Monday – the “good life” is a glass of Los Vascos 2007 Cabernet Sauvignon, slices of soft-ripened Brie cheese and beef summer sausage, crackers and an … Continue reading The Good Life
My love for the ancient Celtic church started about six years ago when I first read Bede’s The Ecclesiastical History of the English People. Since then I have strove to learn more about these men and women of God who flourished on the edge of the world. Robert Reilly’s book Irish Saints offers a rare … Continue reading Irish Saints by Robert T. Reilly
The ancient Christian monks of Ireland would establish bases next to villages or trade routes with the hope that various strangers would stop in and say “hi”. The abbot of the monastery would stop whatever he was doing and visit with the stranger. In fact, if the abbot was in the middle of fast – … Continue reading The Ministry of Conversation
When I peaked the top of Horseshoe Pass this morning, I couldn’t help but be amazed at view before me: Glorious green mountains rolling downward towards the earth with dark blue/gray clouds providing a perfect covering for the peaking sun. As I drove along the winding road through the mountains, I started to get a … Continue reading Blue Grass & Green Skies
If you're not wearing BLUE, pinch yourself! No – that wasn't a typo – it was an historic fact. You see, up until the mid-1700s the color most closely associated with Ireland and St. Patrick was blue, not green. In fact, the Irish Presidential Standard (ie. the flag used by the President of Ireland) shows … Continue reading Happy St. Patrick’s Day!!