Fly Fishing Nor Cal
I specialize in fly fishing from a drift boat on the Lower Sacramento or wading the Upper Sacramento RiverNorthern California has some of the best fly fishing in the United States without the crowds that many of the rivers in Montana, Colorado, and Alaska attract. With year-round fisheries for trout, steelhead, striper, and more, it’s hard to imagine a better location for those who love fly fishing!
If you want to get out, you can book me through Confluence Outfitters.
Steve Chalke’s Irrational, Ignorant, & Arrogant Response Regarding Howard Yoder
Thomas Creedy wrote "An Open Letter to My Church Friends" in regards to a recent book published by Steve Chalke called Being Human: How to Become the Person You Were Meant to Be. Since anthropology and spiritual formation are such vitally valuable topics for the...
Healthy Things Grow: Multiplication in Discipleship
God cares about multiplication: "The first essential principle [of church growth] is to realize that God wants his lost children found and enfolded. Church growth explodes from the life-giving nature of the eternal God. Jesus Christ gave his disciples the Great...
Yes, Everyone Gets to Play. No, Everyone Doesn’t Get to Lead
An often quoted Wimberism in the Vineyard movement is that "everyone gets to play" (I've written about this here). We often encourage our church family to remember that there aren't any "superheroes" in the kingdom of God and that all of God's people should...
A Review of Four Ed Cyzewski Books You *Need* to Own
Last year I was at Society of Vineyard Scholars’ annual conference and had lunch with a really cool dude with a beard. He informed me that he had started attending the Central Vineyard in Columbus, OH and was a writer. As an aspiring author, I was immediately...
An Opportunity for Reformed Spirituality: Why Albert Mohler Concerns Me
Christian spirituality hasn't always been a topic of interest for me. Despite the breadth of spiritual depth found in historic Puritanism, my exposure to Reformed theology focused mostly upon doctrine and, sadly, overlooked a tremendous amount of excellent resources...
Simon Chan on Worship…
Simon Chan, one of my favorite theologians, writes: "Because worship is the defining practice of the church, it “provides the primary source for the nourishment of the Christian spiritual life.” Over time worship will have a deep and abiding effect on the...
The Best Intro to Kingdom Theology…
If I had to summarize all of the preaching of Jesus and all of the preaching of Paul, I'd suggest that they had one message with many applications: the kingdom of God. Jesus proclaimed the kingdom (Matt. 4:17, 23; 9:35; Mark 1:14-15; Luke 8:1; Acts 1:3, etc.) and Paul...
Garrett’s New Commentary on Exodus
Duane A. Garrett is an Old Testament scholar who currently teaches at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He's well respected in his field and I've found several of his commentaries quite helpful, so I was excited to review his latest addition to the Kregel...
Come to the Table: Experiencing God’s Presence in Communion
For the past few months I've been working on writing a booklet for Vineyard USA, edited by my good buddy Ramon Mayo, on the Lord's Supper. As many of you know, I'm a huge advocate for the regular celebration of the Lord's Supper. In fact, the inspiration for this...
Postmoderns Need (and have) Creeds!
Been reading Carl R. Trueman's The Creedal Imperative. I love Trueman... even when I totally and completely disagree with him (which seems like 50% of the time). He makes so many wonderful points that are historically informed and hilariously obvious, especially...
