Posted by admin on May 18, 2012

Must Read Articles: “Mark Zuckerberg and the Biblical Meaning of Success” and “Everybody’s mom”

What does it mean to be a success? This week two articles were published that draw our attention to what it means to live the good life, and I encourage you to read them. Mark Zuckerberg and the Biblical Meaning of Success Looking forward to your 28th birthday? Or remember what you did? Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg will never forget his special day. Today, four days after his 28th birthday, Facebook...

Posted by admin on May 8, 2012

The Story of Ian & Larissa

This is one of the more thought provoking films I have come across in a long time… please watch it and tell me what you think. http://www.vimeo.com/38033654 Share...

Posted by admin on May 4, 2012

Sleep, sanity, pink elephants…and Jesus

A few years ago I stumbled into the office of my physician, Dr. David Taylor, and told him that I needed to go to a psych ward because I was suffering from paranoid delusions. At this point, Dr. Taylor gently reminded me of something every therapist should know, namely, that paranoid people don’t think they are paranoid. He then mentioned that I looked terrible and he asked me how I was sleeping....

Posted by admin on May 1, 2012

Because God is greater than our hearts..we can Love in deed and truth….

Last Sunday I preached on 1 John 3:16-23, focusing on the theme, “God is greater than our heart”. In the sermon I focused on the fact that it’s so easy for us to be dominated by the inner experience of doubt, despair, and selfish-pride. These negative thoughts and feelings often lead us to be paralyzed in the face of the challenges of the day. The confidence we need is not dependent upon...

Posted by admin on Apr 28, 2012

…and he sent us a Savior

“If God had perceived that our greatest need was economic, he would have sent an economist. If he had perceived that our greatest need was entertainment, he would have sent us a comedian or an artist. If God had perceived that our greatest need was political stability, he would have sent us a politician. If he had perceived that our greatest need was health, he would have sent us a doctor. But he...

Posted by admin on Apr 28, 2012

I’m Asking You for Correction

Dear Members and friends of Peace Lutheran Church, I am writing to ask for a favor. As you know, we all have areas of weakness, areas where we need growth in character and in the ways we relate to others. These weaknesses are often revealed and pointed out to us in the midst of conflict. Unfortunately, we are usually defensive then and don’t listen well to correction, even when there is truth in...

Posted by admin on Apr 25, 2012

How to deal with the past and face the future

From a sermon by John Piper: The second step in going hard after God is to forget those things which lie behind (Philippians 3:13). I take this to mean that anything in your background which hinders your pursuit of God you should put out of your mind. Don’t take this to mean that memory has no place in our spiritual artillery. It does. Some battles are won by remembered mercies (Psalm 77:11; Hebrews...

Posted by admin on Apr 25, 2012

Welcome to the new website

While updating to the newest version of the website software, an error occurred, and the entire website – including several years worth of previous articles – were lost. We will be slowly but surely getting this site back online. Thank you for your patience! But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, PATIENCE, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians...