Pharisee

First off, no baby #3 yet but contractions have been pretty intense over the last day or so. Less sleep, here I come! There hasn’t been much time for the blogosphere these days due to constant transition, being somewhat homeless for 5 weeks, struggling to get health insurance so we can get into the doctor for the first time, realizing that our due date was a month off and we were due a month earlier (!!), and a plethora of other...

Today marks 10 years of being married to the most incredible woman I know. I met Sarah Grace Carmichael in the kitchen of Teen Mania Ministries August of 1998. I was the lone January intern who happened to end up managing the kitchen due to the fact that I was the only choice. And Sarah was one of several who were chosen to do their practical service as an intern within the kitchen. Little did I know that my future wife was right...

A few nights ago I watched the Passion of the Christ by Mel Gibson with some friends.  I know that this movie was produced and directed by a fallen man, just like the rest of us, but was struck with the portrayal of Jesus’ humility nonetheless.   After a year of God redefining my heart and life in so many ways, this movie came alive to me unlike any other time I have watched it.  And the Easter story now makes sense at a...

BEING MY OWN MESSIAH Does it ever end?  The wrestling in the heart of man for attention? So many things in our society are put in place to train us in self-promotion and marketing ourselves.  From social media venues like Twitter and Facebook, to TV shows like American Idol, Biggest Loser and even the Olympics.  Ever so slightly, we are encouraged to become focused and take pride in our own efforts, adoration, abilities,...

If you want to read the first post in this series, click here. Last night as I was trying to slip into dream land, the Holy Spirit hit me with some insight into my own heart when it came to my past and where He has brought me in the past season. I couldn’t help but be filled with joy at the love of His mercy in rescuing me from myself in so many ways.  I was my own messiah (in a very subtle & deceptive way).  As truth has...