A Snap Shot of an Evening in the Neighborhood All times are approximate. Home at 5:30 PM: Out for a brief bike ride, 22 minutes, 6 miles. Stop at High School gym to look in on a girls Volleyball game. One of our families has a daughter on the team. It’s a chance to sit … More What Does “Neighboring” Look Like?
Monday is for Discussion I am often surprised by how many people ask me questions about this or that book about the afterlife. People are well meaning, they want to see something in the theater or read a book that affirms their faith in God and their belief in the resurrection. I understand that. But … More Some “Faith Affirming” Films are Dangerous
Growth as a leader is a never ending process. Here’s a tool to help you continue the journey. For more see: Brief Review of 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
Sunday Afternoon Musings I have been riding a bike for about five years. This years goals: a 60 and 100K ride, and a 1,000 total miles. (So far: 60k ride done. 100k ride will come in the next two weeks, and this summer’s mileage stands at 752 miles down.) Here’s some of the reasons I … More Ten Reasons Why I Ride
In May of 2011, I was preaching for a friend in Michigan and was assaulted by at least 150 billboards advertising porn of one type or another. There was so much of it seemed almost to become just part of the backdrop of the drive. We live in a cesspool that abuses and objectifies women. … More Not Tormented by Sin
The Poetry Project Continues Poems for Psalms (Part of the “Poetry Project”) Suggested by Psalm 127 In December of 2009 or thereabouts, my son, Marty Schoenleber III (aka Marty S. Dalton), put a video up on Youtube.com. It inspired me to keep working on a project I thought of a couple of years ago. The idea is to … More Delighting in Undeserved Gifts
Tuesday is for End Times Thought Invasions of Planet Earth (and maybe a preaching series for you pastors) Invasion #1 Satan and Sin A fallen angel used the beauty of a tree to entice Eve and Adam into disobeying God and seeking happiness by going against His will. The result was sin’s invasion of … More The Last Three Invasions of Planet Earth are Not the Whole Story
Sunday Afternoon Musings “The home that has had no God, no church, no spiritual teaching, no Bible, and no hunger for God is headed straight for disaster. … teen-agers raised in such home are going to turn on their parents with venom, hatred, and rebellion.” As I think over some of the news reports from … More The Consequences of a Lazy Spirituality
Saturday Afternoon Musings It’s not a biography. It’s not a novel. It is partly both. It’s a series of imagined conversations that Bonhoeffer could have had, based on his books, and papers, sermons, and interviews with those who knew him written by a writer who respects and wants to honor his legacy. [Thanks to Darlene Cooke … More How the Church Cheapens Grace
Tuesday is for Meditation Reading the life of George Müller, I always thought he must have had the gift of faith. His reliance on God is legendary and the stories that come out of his prayers and the life that he led have inspired Christians and non-Christians alike for 150 years. But a recent article … More George Müller Did Not Have the Gift of Faith! What?
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