Well Posterous is shutting down in a few weeks. This gave me an exucse to start a whole new blog. So if you follow this blog, or any of my others that get this post, I'll be switching to www.whatsupvarners.com. Amber and I will be blogging there and sharing our experiences. We hope you'll join us on this journey during the next season of life.
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Friday, January 04, 2013
Reverse Fireworks
Someone posted this already, but I thought it was cool enough to repost. I hope you enjoy them.
Saturday, December 22, 2012
I Prayed to Win My Fantasy Football League...And I'm Ok With It
The past two weeks I've prayed to win my Fantasy Football league with co-workers. We started our playoffs last week and I barely made it in, like by the skin of my teeth barely. But I didn't pray to make the playoffs. I wanted to win but it was not on my prayer list. It wasn't until I was in the playoffs that I started praying to win. The commisioner of our league, a critic of Christianity, posted on our league that if I won the whole thing that he wouldd go to church. It was at that time that I started praying. I was the underdog facing an oppnent that should have beat me handedly.
As our matchup progressed it looked like I was going to lose until Tom Brady came out of nowhere and scored a ton of points. Something I was frankly hoping against because it would probably mean the 49ers losing, since they're are my favorite team I didn't want that to happen. But I continued to pray and I won my matchup.
This week I am again facing an oppnent that should beat me handedly. But I am continuing to pray for victory. But why?
I am praying because I believe that this could be an opportunity for my co-worker to hear the Gospel and respond. This could be a moment that God is using to draw this individual closer to himself. God works in mysterious ways, and he may even use Fantasy Football.
We'll see if I win this weekend and if I do happen to win if my co-worker stands by his word.
Photo from: http://myglimpsesofglory.com/2012/09/07/fantasy-football-christianity/ found via google search.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Doctrine of Heaven Sermon
I gave this sermon at Rock Bible Church, where I serve as the Youth Pastor, on Sunday 11/25/2012. The primary passage is Revelation 21:1-8.
Tuesday, November 06, 2012
Thoughts on the Election
Well the day is finally here, the day America votes on another president. This year unlike others it feels as if more is on the line. In previous elections the sense was both candidates had specifics to them but neither would take the country in a dramatic new direction. This has changed. This year there is a sense that the directions are completely different. There is no question that I have a preferred outcome in this election, as I imagine most do.
But that's not what is on my mind. The Christian perspective regardless of who wins is on my mind. Like many I can get caught up in the election cycle and find myself placing a small measure of hope for the direction of this country in the candidates that I am hoping are elected. While it is not wrong to have a desired outcome, it is wrong to misplace hope.
If you are a Christian you must keep one simple fact in mind. Whoever wins will win because God desires that outcome. So if you are a Christian and your candidate wins, great. If you're a Christian and your candidate doesn't win, bummer but God still has this thing under control. That does not mean that you don't desire Obama or Romney to win, that's perfectly acceptable. But those of us who call ourselves Christian must remember that Jesus Christ is King of Kings and Lord of Lords. And nothing can change that.
Here are two verses for you to keep in mind today, and tomorrow.
Daniel 2:21 Speaking of God Daniel states "He changes times and seasons; he removes kings and sets up kings; he gives wisdom to the wise and knowledge to those who have understanding"
And
Romans 13:1 "Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God."
May your hope be placed in the King of Kings and Lord of Lords regardless of who wins today.
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Vision for the Church Blog Post
Apparently I signed up to receive Redeemer City to City month emails at some point in the last month because today I received an email from them with some highlights over the past month. One blog post got my attention De-Industrialising The Church by Felipe Assis. It is a two-part post that I found intriging. Here are the posts, part 1 and part 2. He says that this is just his speculation. If you have any thoughts feel free to share them. I'd be interested to see what people think.
Saturday, April 14, 2012
KNOWN TO BE SAVED and KNOWN TO BE LOST
Short article about an amazing man. If you're a Christian would you do this for someone?
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