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.
Good or Bad?: The Lowest Common Denominator in Theology
This is going to be a little bit longer post than usual. Stick with me and I think it'll make sense in the end. Well, I certainly hope so. I've been teaching on the subject of eschatology for the past couple of weeks in the church I serve. It's been really fun because...
For the Calvinists Too Reformed for Church
James K. A. Smith writes a letter to a "young Calvinist" named Jess and touches upon a real issue: "That’s a common enough temptation, Jess. I understand it. I’ve been there. But step back and think about what you’re saying: it’s as if you’re saying you’re “too...
The “What” and “Why” of Small Groups (7 of 10)
I'm happy to report that there has been a renewed interest in the Resurrection. N. T. Wright's The Resurrection of the Son of God (2003), Adrian Warnock's Raised with Christ: How the Resurrection Changes Everything (2009), and the most recent controversial...
“All Israel Will be Saved!”
The apostle Paul makes a remarkable statement in Romans 11:26: "Lest you be wise in your own sight, I do not want you to be unaware of this mystery, brothers: a partial hardening has come upon Israel, until the fullness of the Gentiles has come in. And in this way all...
The Chick-Fil-A Hoopla
So I was going to write a long post about what I thought concerning today's "Support Chick-Fil-A" reverse boycott. I planned on explaining that I'm sure the intentions of those who started this idea and promoted it and took part in it were probably nothing but good. I...
Encourage Pastors by Giving Up Discouraging Language!
I love pastors. In fact, I think pastors get a bad rap because of the foolish or immoral acts of a few. Sometimes it seems that our culture just assumes that the vast majority of pastors are all about manipulating people and making a lot of money. Yet the pastors that...
Thicken Your Eucharist!
Tonight I participated in a group discussion on a variety of theological issues with some friends and family from the church I serve and another local church that I love (Faith Free Evangelical Church). Through the course of the discussion, my good friend Pastor Mike...
What are the Privileges of Believers?
Have you ever stopped to think about the privileges that believers in Christ have? Sometimes I think we take what we have for granted, so it's helpful to have a reminder. Tonight I was reading through John Owen's Lesser Catechism and found a great answer to our...
Thoughts on the Vineyard “Healthy Lives, Leaders, & Churches” Conference (Duluth, MN)
Last week I had the opportunity to head to attend the "Healthy Lives, Leaders, & Churches" conference, hosted by the Duluth Vineyard, featuring Phil and Janet Strout. Phil is the new Vineyard USA nation director, so I was looking forward to hearing Phil cast...
Calvin on the “True Church”
John Calvin writes, "Accordingly, inasmuch as it was of importance to us to recognise it, the Lord has distinguished it by certain marks, and as it were symbols. It is, indeed, the special prerogative of God to know those who are his, as Paul declares in the passage...
