I posted this photo on my Facebook page this morning. I posted it to celebrate my older daughter, Christina’s 20th Birthday and remembering, fondly the days when she and her sister, Caitlyn, were just young punks running around the house and enjoying life. Seems like only a couple of years ago… and now my wife […]
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Been feeling nostalgic lately. Not sure why. Here’s an oldie but a goodie. It was an important song to me in college.. and I still find it helpful to listen to now and then. Happy Friday, friends. + jonathan
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Note: I wrote this on my personal Facebook page the other day, and it seemed to resonate with some folks. So… sharing it here as well. A blessed 2014 to each of you, my friends. May you be renewed in YOUR callings as well. Call given. Call answered. Call questioned. Call followed. Perspiration. Doubt.
Sometimes the old stuff, is the best stuff. Here’s a song a friend posted this morning. I thought it was worth passing on. You listen to a song like this first thing in the morning …. you are grounded for the rest of the day… Thanks for sharing this, friend Brent. Have an awesome day,
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2013 – Bummer Year or Great Year? • I continued to work at about half of the income I used to make as a pastor, which, as you may know, ain’t exactly the lap of luxury to begin with. • I continued to be able to develop my dream of a faith-based drama ministry locally,
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A friend and seminary classmate of Jana and mine died yesterday… Jennifer Anderson Koenig. Jennifer was one of the pastors on the St. Olaf College campus. She was also one of a band of four of us Luther Seminary students who did our internship in Southern California. We would meet at the beach or a local
Is it weird to post other people’ blogs on your blog? I think not. I find great inspiration and a kindred spirit in my friend Tom, who writes an excellent blog on Faith and Theater and much, much more. Here is his latest… on “No Small Roles”. http://tomvanderwell.wordpress.com/2013/09/13/there-are-no-lesser-roles/ (Thanks for another good word, my friend!)
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God, I’m guessing you could care less about NFL football. So, here’s the deal…Since you don’t really care about football, but you DO care for the long-suffering… why not just work a miracle and let the Vikings win the Superbowl this year? I mean, think about it… The quarterback’s first name is Christian… that’s a
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Let’s have no illusions. Life is sometimes very hard. So.. when I put up a picture of me and my bride… celebrating 23 yrs of marriage.. and when I post a video of us dancing, blissfully in love at our wedding reception… do not be mislead. I am not even pretending to say that life
Miley, did I like the choices you made? Nope. Sad for our culture and those young girls and women who still look to you as a role model. But I hope, at some point, you will know the overwhelming embrace of God in your life. And I hope you will hear the voice that says,
