A Golden Disclosure “Jed Harris, producer of Our Town and other plays, became convinced he was losing his hearing. He went to a specialist, who gave him a thorough checkup. The doctor pulled out a gold watch and asked, ‘Can you hear this ticking?’ Harris said, ‘Of course.’ The specialist walked to the door and [...]
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Disclosure
Posted in Uncategorized on November 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Going the Distance: Spiritual Maturity Part 2
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged faith, Going the Distance, spiritual maturity on May 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The famous hymn “Just as I am” highlights a wonderful truth: that we can come to Christ just as we are. A further truth is that God will not leave us the way He found us. We all must eventually expect change. As we view spiritual maturity through the lens of the God of Abraham, Isaac, [...]
Going the Distance: Spiritual Maturity
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged faith, Going the Distance, spiritual maturity on May 6, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
May is spiritual maturity month in our church. That means we’re going to eliminate all the wild guesses about what God is trying to accomplish in the typical Christian life. Instead, we’ll be working with certainties. No one needs a crystal ball to do this. Spiritual growth principles are surprisingly universal from one believer to [...]
What God Taught Me One Night at the Biggest Honking Grocery Store in Town
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged church planting, Giant Eagle, John Myer, mega-churches on October 21, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I finally broke down and visited the newest, biggest, slickest Giant Eagle of them all–so big that they have to call it a “Market District’ rather than a grocery store. I felt obliged since it’s right down the street from me. There were people from all over Greater Columbus in there–no more just the local crowd that used [...]
The Same Self-Deception
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christian conservatives, Fornication, Gay marriage, John Myer, religious loopholes, Sex addictions, Sexual ethics, Sexual purity on October 5, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Dave Gibson, Religion editor for Politics Daily, reported the other day that conservative Christians might shift from combating gay marriage to fighting a foe that is more common–divorce among Christian straights. I think he’s on to something. Sins of the backyard variety are especially embarrassing. There’s a list of behaviors the New Testament brands as sin that not only have been ignored by Christians today, but are treated as [...]
Sixteen Rounds with Islam
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Christianity vs. Islam, evangelism, Islam, John Myer, Koran, Muslim on September 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The question keeps emerging on how Christians ought to engage Islam. Within American churches, there’s a cauldron of emotion that has churned together freedom of speech, remembrance of 9/11, freedom of religion, righteous indignation, and disgust for Islam, a world religion that often expresses itself in acts of violence. The product is an inseparable blend of issues. How do you handle all of it? Let’s [...]
Is Obama Muslim? (And More Importantly, Are You?)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged John Myer, Obama on August 20, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I’m not usually interested in posting anything political, so I’m not going to. But where faith intersects Capitol Hill and teaching moments arise, obviously this blog will have something to say. At issue: what religion is Obama? There are a couple of reasons for the confusion among Americans over this subject. 1. We have bad information [...]
Pushing the Envelope
Posted in Uncategorized on July 18, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I really don’t want to eulogize my pet but I’m going to push the envelope here and post one more realization about Rowan’s passing. I typically go about my day enjoying and basically taking for granted everyone whom I love–my wife and daughter, siblings, parents, etc. And then Rowan. Rowan, you see, was just a cat. I paid [...]
What Rowan Taught Me
Posted in Uncategorized on July 14, 2010 | 2 Comments »
When we first got Rowan, it was clear that she was a different kind of cat. I even invented a new taxonomy for her–”Upper Arlington Streaked Coat Toy Panther.” She continued being a kitten past her official kitten-hood, digging in people’s purses and taking bites out of unguarded sandwiches. Rowan was also the most affectionate [...]
What We’re Really Moving to Grandview Heights
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Grandview Heights, John Myer, moral darkness, Philippians, Testimony on June 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
My Sunday started at about 7:00 a.m. and we’re now officially past midnight, meaning that a new day has started with yesterday having never ended for me. Sunday was big. We’re moving the church to another location with higher visibility and ease of access. We’ll be in a newer, slightly smaller building in the middle of a younger community. But [...]
