Archive for December 31st, 2004
Have I mentioned yet how much I love my son?
Friday, December 31st, 2004Judah turns four in two days! It was exactly four years ago tonight that he began his journey beyond the womb in one of the most memorable and exhilarating two days of my life. Diana’s due date was January 8 (or 10? I don’t remember exactly), but I wanted a New Year’s Baby. Not because [...]
Jesus Walks with Me
Friday, December 31st, 2004I’ve been wrestling with the unexplainable lately. Throughout this week, the tsunami. Yesterday, Adam Jeremiah. For nearly two years, ministry difficulties, personal struggles, even health challenges. In countless bizarre, almost surreal ways, it feels (deep down, where life hurts) like a flame upon my flesh has been turned seven time hotter. Against that backdrop, I [...]
Evangelism 101, Hip Hop Style
Friday, December 31st, 2004I helped a friend move yesterday, along with a crew of seven teenage boys. They’re all great kids from God-fearing, evangelical families. They’re all actively involved in a local church youth group, and most, if not all, attended Christian elementary and middle schools. One of the boys’ parents are pastors of a leading church in [...]