Last week Jonathan Martin, an offensive lineman for the Miami Dolphins, unexpectedly left his team. It appears that Martin was being bullied by one of his teammates, Richie Incognito. Transcripts of texts and voicemails left for Martin by Incognito contain a number of racial slurs and profanities. The messages also contain violent and threatening language.Read more
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Denethor, the Steward of Gondor This weekend I donned a pair of knickers, a Seinfeldesque puffy shirt and a purple tabard for my sermon in our services. While I usually dress a little nicer when preaching, I don’t often dress up when preaching. However, since the topic was stewardship, I thought that I would dressRead more
I ranked my favorite Star Trek movies but realized I hadn’t watched a lot of them for a long time. I am watching them again in chronological order and sharing some of my thoughts after a fresh viewing. Maybe some of the movies will have a chance to move up my list after watching them again. LastRead more
Since it’s Halloween I thought about writing a post about how much I hate Halloween. I’ve already done that before, though. Instead I thought we’d take a look at the teaser trailer for X-Men: Days of Future Past. If you haven’t seen the trailer yet, you can watch it below. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pK2zYHWDZKo&w=560&h=315] I woke up TuesdayRead more
God makes some amazing promises. One such promise can be found in Jeremiah 29:13. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. God promises that if we seek him with all of our hearts then we will find him. Everyone remembers playing hide-and-seek. One kid would be designatedRead more
God commands us to “fear not” multiple times in the Bible. Instead of giving into our fears, God wants us to place our trust in him. There were a lot of times while watching Star Trek that I had a hard time following that command. I love Star Trek and its many iterations but, sometimes,Read more