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.
A Commentary on the Psalms: Volume 2 (42-89), by Allen P. Ross
Of the Psalms, John Calvin said that “the varied and resplendid riches which are contained in this treasury it is no easy matter to express in words.” Martin Luther stated that the Psalms are a “Little Bible, wherein everything contained in the entire Bible is...
Smoking Pot is Worse than Beating Women: Why the NFL Just Totally Blew It
You may not care much about football. Touchdowns, first-downs and tackling people may be as boring as watching paint dry. Yet if you are a human being than you should care deeply about the NFL's latest example of completely and totally blowing it. Ray Rice, the...
Praying in God’s Theater, by Joel L. Watts
Throughout the year I often find myself asking questions about personal "soul care" and this usually turns into questions about my time spent reading Scripture and praying. I used to always feel like I was the worst follower of Jesus in the universe because I really...
Karl Barth Recognized Churchianity as Opposed to Community
Karl Barth writes: "When theology confronts the Word of God and its witnesses, its place is very concretely in the community, not somewhere in empty space. The word "community," rather than "Church," is used advisedly, for from a theological point of view it is best...
So You Want to Preach Like the Apostles…
Recently I had a conversation with a young and newly minted pastor who was asking me some questions about preaching. We spent some time talking about different homiletic principles and I recall that one of the last things that she said was, "I want to preach like the...
How to Develop, Foster, & Maintain a Leadership Team
Over the past eight years I've taken a number of different approaches to having a leadership/ministry/staff team. In this post I want to share a few of the things that I've learned over the years from my experience, both positive and negative, and the resources that...
Reflecting on the Midwest North Vineyard Regional Conference…
I've been in Burnsville, a suburb of Minneapolis, since late Tuesday night in order to participate in the Midwest North Region's Summer Family Fest. It's basically a way for the Vineyard family to gather together to worship, learn, experience, and serve. I've written...
Vineyard Theology Doesn’t Mix with Dispensationalism
Is the kingdom of God coming? Has it already come? Is it the church? Is it in heaven? Many questions still abound in regards to the nature of the kingdom of God and I've argued that I think it's important for those of us in the Vineyard to have a robustly informed...
“First Among Equals” in a Plurality of Pastors Model…
Jonathan Leeman has a good post over at 9Marks on "What Does "First Among Equals" Mean on an Elder Board." I've talked about this model, which I endorse as what I think is the healthiest, safest, and practical way of doing church government before (see here). Though...
“Pastor, pace yourself… or you will learn the hard way.”
Able recently wrote about 21 things people might not know about pastors and their families. Reading the list made me deeply concerned for pastors that experience many of those feelings. Unfortunately, many of the pastors I know struggle with those feelings on a...
