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March 7, 2010. Living Hope Church in St. Michael-Albertville, MN.  This is part one of a two-part series exploring the character and nature of God.  The Bible tells us both to FEAR God and “do not be afraid.”  The Bible describes God as a Righteous Judge, holy, dangerous, and unapproachable…  And He invites us to call [...]

When Katherine Bigelow got her second chance at the mic last night, shortly after winning “Best Picture” for “The Hurt Locker,” my wife and I were more than a little worried.
“Oh boy… oh, she’s… she’s in trouble.  She’s going over… Oh boy.  She’s in shock.”
She looked ill.  And unsteady on her feet.  Maybe it was [...]

And I thought choreography on treadmills was clever.  Rube Goldberg FTW!

“This Too Shall Pass” by OK Go.  Creativity on display makes me smile.  WOW.

There may be good reasons not to share the gospel at your next church gathering.
Let me unpack this a bit.  At Living Hope Church we are all about relationships. “Building relationships that change lives” is how we summarize the disciple-making process.  We believe that honest relationships are so central to the way God wired us [...]

Deliver me, O Lord, from pride.  Deliver me, Lord, from idolatry.  Deliver me from the worship of the music we use to worship.  Even without my drums or my voice, You are enough.  If You take away the platform, You are still good.  If it’s You and me in a closet, I am more than [...]

Our gravitational pull is toward numb.  It is just not possible to sustain gut-wrenching emotion.  So when suffering outlasts our natural capacity for compassion, we need to intentionally remind ourselves.  Feel it again.

It has been over a month since the earthquake. Conditions on the ground are worse, not better, in many cases.  As time slips [...]

The Tooth Fairy is real. I have never waivered on this point, and I never will.  Santa Claus, as everyone knows, is a hill of beans.  The Easter Bunny, the Great Pumpkin, Leprechauns, and Peter Pan… all lies.  But I contend with my children on a regular and ongoing basis for the veracity of the [...]

Don’t freak right out.  If you read the title of this post and thought I was giving Tiger a free pass for some reason…  NO WAY.  Of course Tiger should apologize.  To about a bazillion people for about the same number of reasons.
Today Tiger stood before the press and a room of about 40 people [...]

February 14, 2010. Living Hope Church in St. Michael-Albertville, MN.  It was Valentine’s Day, and this was a message about relationships that matter.  Not ONLY for the romantically inclined… because we are all WIRED for relationships that shape us and feed us.  And there are several characteristics of this kind of relationship – the ones that [...]

Winter in this part of the world taunts those of us who live here.  Our job as proud Minnesotans is to press back.  Not only to endure, but to enjoy.  That’s a metaphor for life.  Free of charge.
It was early evening with the sun setting on French Park in Plymouth, MN.  My goal was to bring the [...]