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February 26, 2022
Keep a Foot in the Four: Read the Gospels
Reading the Bible daily shouldn't be daunting. Rather than starting "in the beginning," why not start with the Gospels? This post explains why and includes a resource that may propel you into beginning a daily Bible reading plan that will lead to your best year ever.(Visited 3 times, 1 visits today)
January 31, 2022
Need renewal?
This post features the media links - Youtube and podcasts - to a sermon series I preached in January 2022 about "renewal." I rarely post here about sermons I've preached, but the response and impact of this series upon me and our church was special. My hope is that God uses it in your life to bring spiritual renewal.(Visited 4 times, 1 visits today)
January 22, 2022
Ordinary Celebrity: Ryan Metz
Listen to this episode of the Ordinary Celebrity podcast which catches up with Ryan Metz and discusses the challenges of being a college athlete, student, and follower of Jesus. (Visited 2 times, 1 visits today)
January 20, 2022
The RoundUp: The weeks that the COVID narrative collapsed and Mars Hill
The RoundUp is a new series here at Notes from the Trail that collects the most recent news, listens and observations that everyone is talking about (or should be). This entry reflects on the weeks that the COVID narrative collapsed and prods you to listen to a podcast about a renowned church that fell.(Visited 4 times, 1 visits today)
January 18, 2022
“Let’s talk about totalitarianism.”
Most Christians are so busy with everyday-ness that they never pause to consider things like cultural and political movements. School, work, responsibilities at home, shuttling kids to activities and practices and church all keep us focused on good things. Those are all really good things. But we need to wake up and smell the air of culture we're currently breathing. Being awake is a condition of being ready for what God wants to do in us, through us and around us. It's time to talk about the growing creep of totalitarianism and why it's a very bad thing.(Visited 5 times, 1 visits today)
January 17, 2022
Input & output – channels for growth
In 2022, I'm looking to engage more regularly with some podcasts, newsletters and blogs. One of my goals is also related to output - my own creative content. (Visited 7 times, 1 visits today)
January 15, 2022
Top Posts of 2021
This is my annual look-back on which blog posts received the most traffic. Thanks for reading along and following my blog for another year! At end of the post, I offer my own personal favorites (which often aren't my readers!).(Visited 2 times, 1 visits today)
January 13, 2022
Top Books I Read in 2021
I am a reader. I am constantly reading at least two books at a time. My reading pattern looks like this: Reading a nonfiction book during the early evening, after supper, with a cup of coffee. The coffee is enjoyable as much as it is a “prop” to put me into reading mode. The nonfiction is normally something Christian and/or helpful/equipping for me. Reading a fiction, history, or “fun” read later at night right before bed. In 2020, I had a sabbatical and read voraciously – completing 58 books. This year, I’d set a goal (loosely) on Goodreads of reading…(Visited 11 times, 1 visits today)
January 12, 2022
Think different.
It's been almost two years of "14 days to bend the curve." If you've gotten your COVID information from the MSM, CDC or FDA, surely by now, you've started wondering why "science" changed so drastically in just a few months of early 2020. (Visited 6 times, 1 visits today)
January 7, 2022
It’s 2022. Will this year be “new?”
Is 2022 just the second bad sequel to 2020, following a less-than-stellar 2021? Or is it pregnant with hope and possibility? Over and above rampant COVID, cultural issues and partisan politics, there's a perspective and reality that will help you see 2022 as indeed being a "happy new year."(Visited 10 times, 1 visits today)
