Men, come talk about learning to shepherd in powerful, MIGHTY ways… you don’t have to sign up to come… show up… and feel free to wear a blade too! April 3rd starting at 6:30 for a manly time of worshipping the King and learning to lead as His men.
Category: Seminars & Conferences
Preaching Easter!
I am getting to preach one of my favorite passages in the whole Bible Easter morning! I hope you come to FBC South Easter morning at 10:30am!
Book review – Tough Guys and Drama Queens
Recently, some publishers are sending me books and asking me to offer comment on them on my website, so expect to start seeing some “new book” reviews from time to time. Book: Tough Guys and Drama Queens Author: Mark Gregston – founder and executive director for Heartlight in Longview I speak regularly about…Continue reading Book review – Tough Guys and Drama Queens
A new way of thinking about Emotions?
Emotions – a new understanding I have written that recently my understanding of what emotions are has grown – or maybe, rather, shrunk… My understanding has grown simplified. I think that our emotions are largely our heart and soul communicating with our bodies. I have written more about this part of it… here The basic…Continue reading A new way of thinking about Emotions?
My Israel experience with a Hamas missile aka how I learned to appreciate the iron dome
At about 4:30 (Israel time, that’s about 8:30am Texas time, ya’ll), the Womenary group (from Tyler Texas. www.womenary.com) Israel trip was walking near the ancient port in Jaffa. Maybe you remember it as “Joppa” from Sunday School – the town where Jonah fled to find a ship to Tarshish, seeking to avoid God’s call to…Continue reading My Israel experience with a Hamas missile aka how I learned to appreciate the iron dome
interviewed for podcast: talking to kids about the Gospel
I was recently interviewed about talking to kids about the gospel – how, how young, etc. Check it out: http://chrisldrake.wordpress.com/radio-2/
Making People Dependent
There are a lot of old stories about Joseph Stalin. Like most tyrants, he inspired legends and tales. Who knows if this one is true? If you don’t know who he was, just consider than under his leadership, probably 4 times as many people were murdered by his government than the people under the…Continue reading Making People Dependent
Rites of Passages – How our Family does them – Part II
Rites of passages plans for for my sons: Age 7 – Page (following the medieval knighthood model)…event: trip to Medieval Times with another friend and dad. Gift: Leatherman (kept in a drawer that they get permission to carry.) Message: you are not just a child anymore, but a contributing member of the family. You are…Continue reading Rites of Passages – How our Family does them – Part II
Upcoming Speaking and Events!
I will be speaking some to our FBC South Youth August 29th at 6:30pm Pine Cove Labor Day Conference Labor Day Weekend at the Woods www.pinecove.com Sept 5th – Womenary Starts! 9-11am Systematic Theology (great time to start Womenary) www.womenary.com Sept 5th – FBC Tyler South – How to read the Bible – Dinner at…Continue reading Upcoming Speaking and Events!
Rites of passages – how our family does them – Part I
I have spent many years researching, speaking and writing about, and engaging with Rites of Passages. I think of rites of passages as being events or activities meant to communicate (within a given relationship or community) a change in status, responsibility and/or identity. I know that sounds technical, but it isn’t. In fact, it feels…Continue reading Rites of passages – how our family does them – Part I
Anxiety and other emotions – Part 3
A final word about anxiety that might help you: It is not possible to see the positive while in the midst of feeling anxiety. Anxiety isn’t looking for good things, it is looking for threats – so it ignores anything good or nice. Can you imagine looking into a dark alley, heart racing, palms sweating,…Continue reading Anxiety and other emotions – Part 3
Anxiety and other Emotions – Part 2
Some people feel medium and even high levels of anxiety all the time… Which means they are ALWAYS in the state of looking for a threat to fix. Remember that is what anxiety is? “Something is wrong, find it and fix it…” So the soul is in a constant state of being SOOO sure that…Continue reading Anxiety and other Emotions – Part 2
Anxiety (and other emotions) Part I
I have a new way of understanding emotions that has been working itself out in my head for a while… Emotions are a way for our body to communicate with itself, specifically about the allocation of energy, I now think. This would make sense from a design perspective – the usage of energy is vital…Continue reading Anxiety (and other emotions) Part I
Upcoming Speaking Events
May 30th: The Last MIGHTY night. Even if you haven’t been to a single MIGHTY event – come anyway! 6:30-7:30. Wear a blade! June 3rd: Preaching at FBC South. Topic: Weird Things Christians Do: Heaven & Hell June 10th: Pike and I are planning to preach together on WTCD: Worship June 17th: Preaching at FBC…Continue reading Upcoming Speaking Events
Upcoming Speaking dates
Preaching at FBC South Campus: June 3rd – Weird Things Christians Do: Tell others. June 17th – The Theology of Adoption June 24th? Maybe then too. 3 more (including tonight) Wednesday nights for men. Tonight: Husbands. Next: Brothers… then our final session for this year – May 30th.
Upcoming Speaking Events
FBC South Campus: Wednesday evenings. Dinner 5:45, teaching at 6:30. How to make a church a place where people feel like they belong. Please come join us! Grace High School: Feb 6th – Teen issues, focusing attention on the role of addictive things and Marijuana. Pine Cove “Romance Me” weekend Feb 3rd weekend. www.pinecove.com Womenary…Continue reading Upcoming Speaking Events
Speaking Update
I will be preaching at the FBC South Campus (9am) and DownTown Campus (10:45) December 11th. I will be covering the topic “Everlasting Father” in the midst of the Wonderful Counselor, Might God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace series Pike is teaching. I am pumped about that topic! Also, thanks to everyone who attended the “Gospel…Continue reading Speaking Update
The Gospel According to Pixar Event
How is playing HALO like playing Baseball? How do parents make decisions about Facebook, M rated games, Twitter and more? How can we find value in the media the world puts out? What is the source of truth? Lots of time for Q&A Saturday morning. These questions and more will be dealt with at The…Continue reading The Gospel According to Pixar Event