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.
Your Level of Certainty Concerns Me!
I'm going to leave out names on this one. Not because I'm afraid to address public people who do things in the public square publicly, but because my point isn't to "call out" anyone. The people I'm thinking about are most certainly not interested in fruitful...
Changing Views on Baptism Requires Deep Reflection
There's a really good blog by Gavin Ortlund at the Gospel Coalition titled, "Why I Changed My Mind About Baptism." Ortlund lays out why he went from being an evangelical paedobaptist, affiliated with Presbyterians, to becoming a credobaptist. It's quite fantastic...
The More “Religious” We Are, the More Contextual We Become?
I did my final MDiv Practical Theology project on rural church ministry. This is back when the whole "Emerging Church" thing was going on, so I basically took a lot of the ideas floating around and tried to contextualize it and reflect upon it with a small town in...
4 Helpful Guidelines for Leading Churches Towards Change
When pastors first start serving in a new church, they can quickly make observations on areas of ministry that can be improved. Perhaps the the church isn't as welcoming as it could be or maybe he/she will notice that the children's ministry has some areas that need...
Ruth 3:3-5 is Difficult to Understand. Help!
The most difficult part of the Book of Ruth is in Naomi's advice to Ruth on how to snatch Boaz as husband. The text reads: "Wash therefore and anoint yourself, and put on your cloak and go down to the threshing floor, but do not make yourself known to the man until he...
Reflecting on Dave Workman’s Thoughts on Pastoral Pretending
Dave Workman is awesome. I haven't personally met him, but I've greatly benefited from his book The Outward-Focused Life. If you are interested in learning about being a servant or "servant evangelism" or aspects of missional theology, this book is a great starting...
Misreading Statements, Jumping to Conclusions, & Selectively Leading Readers
As some of you may know, Sovereign Grace Ministries, led by C.J. Mahaney, has been facing a lawsuit for a case of child abuse. For a quick recap, see here and here. Many have been calling for some sort of a clarification from those affiliated with SGM, but it appears...
Pauline Sexual Ethics: How the Apostle Frames the Issue, pt. 3
Continuing our look at D. F. Wright's essay on Pauline sexual ethics, we read about the apostle Paul's thoughts on "sex in relationship." He writes, "Paul cites Genesis 2:24 (“the two will become one flesh”) to demonstrate what is involved in the seemingly casual...
“Your business is my business… and everyone else’s business too!”
Last year my wife and I entered into the world of being a homeowner. The process of buying a house is pretty intense. The buyer makes an offer and hopefully the seller accepts. Sometimes the seller will counter and ask for a lot more money than the buyer is interested...
Across the Web – 01/28/13
Trevin Wax has a good article, "Why Did Jesus Say He Came Only for Israel?" This is a good article on issues related to the Gospels and Jesus' mission! Joe Carter does a FAQ, from a perspective of a member of the Gospel Coalition, on Women in Combat. I tend to find...
