Posts from April 2022
April 27, 2022
Dear Friends, I’ve been thinking about our kids a lot this week. I mean “our kids.” As in the kids who are part of Redeemer. Technically they are your kids. But I think about them as ours. Our kids have been busy recently. They also showed up big for our Resurrection Rally the day before Easter and learned about the events that led up to Jesus’ crucifixion and His resurrection. And throughout April, the elementary kids have been getting together on Thursday nights to…
APRIL 20, 2022
Dear Friends, It’s interesting to me that in a cancel culture world, the very biblical idea of calling out false teachers is either being recklessly applied or being ignored altogether. On one end of the spectrum, we have pastors who want to keep their ministry and preaching positive and encouraging. They want to inspire and uplift people. They don’t want to unnecessarily offend anyone. They want their language and demeanor to be charitable and kind. I would agree with the values those pastors…
APRIL 13, 2022
Dear Friends, The Bible tells us in Colossians 3 that we are “set our minds” on eternal things. On heavenly things. Setting your mind is like setting the oven. If you let your mind set itself, it will wander in all kinds of directions. So we set it. And re-set it. Over and over again. This week in particular, we should be setting our minds on the road that led Jesus to Golgotha. It is good for us to remember, reflect and…
APRIL 6, 2022
Dear Friends, Someone several years ago was putting together a profile page about me and they asked me if I had a favorite quote I could share. I hate questions like that. I mean, really. How can anyone be expected to review all the various quotes they’ve heard or repeated over the years (making sure they don’t miss any) and then somehow, on the fly, priority rank them until they have settled on their number one all-time favorite quote? In the end, I gave…