jskogerboe.com :: one thing

My smartphone is practically a Transformer.  Freaks me out.  If I program it correctly, it will get up before I do, put on a pot of coffee, and whip me up a nice plate of Eggs Bene (with scrambled eggs… poached eggs are gross) and a side of Hash Browns.   But with all that [...]

It seems every Hollywood movie marketed to main stream adults these days has one thing in common…  a bed-room scene. I’m talking about that poignant moment in every film when the tension in the plot line is cut, and heart-strings are pulled, and we begin to truly empathize on an emotional level with our protagonist.  They [...]

  May 9, 2010.  Living Hope Church in St. Michael-Albertville, MN.  I taught some practical Biblical principles to help make a wise choice when we face a big decision.  The kind that will change the direction of our life.  Should I take that job?  Where do I go to school?  Should I ask her to marry [...]

May 9, 2010.  Living Hope Church in St. Michael-Albertville, MN.  This was our Mother’s Day message, but let’s be honest…  Moms deserve this kind of encouragement every week.  Am I right, or am I right?  Moms, we love you.  God knew we needed you, and His perfect design had you in mind.  I hope this message fills [...]

I’m ready for this discussion. The Church needs to have it. John Piper has a word of warning for both those who abandon or avoid sound theology for emotionalism -AND- those who abandon a simple, passionate love relatonship with God for love of theological debate. Emotional existentialism. Doctrinal dogmaticism. Both are IDOLATRY. “You must love [...]

“Joshua, please forgive us, but we have just taken a closer look at your profile.  It turns out you’re more special than any of us imagined!” Yeah baby!  THAT’S the way to start a letter!  Alright, mystery guy who sent me a personal letter just to me, for me only.  You had me at hello.  [...]

The first memory I have of Auntie Natalie is eating frost she had scraped out of the freezer on the farm in Karlstad, MN, out of a plastic glass with a metal spoon.  Like a naked snow cone.  And listening to a Steve Martin album in her bedroom.  I must have been five or six, maybe.  [...]

You can’t argue someone into – or out of – belief. I could end this post right there. But I’ll add this much…  I embrace these Biblical principles of faith that live in tension with each other: 1) We need to think.  Logic and reason and thorough examination of our faith claims is a necessary part of [...]

Oops. I bet she wishes she could get a do-over.  Not so much.  As of yesterday afternoon, CNN Middle East news correspondant Octavia Nasr is out of a job because of one tweet.  In a moment she now says she deeply regrets, Ms. Nasr expressed her respect for the recently deceased Hezbollah leader (and terrorist) Sayyed Mohammed Hussein [...]

Hey all a y’all family men out there…  I know how you roll.  In a 2009 Toyota Sienna minivan.  THAT’s what I’m talking about. Thank you Church on the Move and a tip of the hat to my Twitter friend @wiseacre for bringing this to my attention. This is pretty much a documentary on my life, [...]