Phil Callaway and World Vision
This is a quick project I worked on with Phil Callaway for a World Vision speaking tour. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McgSELbDDKE]
Prairie Bible Institute Distance Education
Over the course of a couple months in 2011 I was hired to create a bunch of new videos for Prairie’s various programs. The video below is for Prairie Distance Education. Prairie Distance Education programs…
Prairie College of Applied Arts and Technology
Over the course of a couple months in 2011 I was hired to create a bunch of new videos for Prairie’s various programs. The video below is for one of Prairie’s three schools. Prairie College…
Communion and Children
Jesus lives in our tummies! – Evan proclaims as he takes a sip of grape juice. We are currently in the midst of the most important celebration of the Christian faith: Easter Weekend. Yesterday was…
Filming a Cover Song with Jonathan James Rendall
I recently had the privilege of filming two cover songs for Jon Rendall (Jonathan James Music). Below is the first video and the second will be coming soon. Jon is a very talented singer and…
Augustine the Pastor
Over the last several weeks I have been relentlessly plugging away at a history paper on Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo in North Africa, who lived from 354-430 AD. One of the most frustrating, yet…
Daily Devotions: Mandatory or Optional?
The following is from a preaching assignment in one of my pastoral classes. How Important Are Daily Devotions? Proposed solutions that some people might give: – It’s not that important to have a devotional life,…
The Importance of Humility
This past weekend was the Prairie Bible Institute Student Leader Retreat. The topic was servant leadership. This is somewhat of a cliché topic for a leadership retreat, but we should never let the overuse of the term “servanthood” diminish it’s importance.
At the final session we were invited to share something that God has laid on our hearts. I decided to share something that has been on my heart for a couple weeks now. I will also share it here, and I hope that it will provide encouragement and warning to others as much as it has for me.
Nurture Your Soul
I decided to pick up William Law’s Serious Call to see if I could find a good quote to put the finishing touches on my last paper of the semester. I still haven’t found one I…
My Deepest Affections
In the last week I have had a deep longing to understand the word “affection,” particularly in the context of my relationship with Jesus Christ and other people. It started last weekend when I began to read Jonathan Edwards’ Religious Affections.
Speak, O Lord
If you haven’t done devotions yet today, I encourage you to read and reflect on these words. “Speak, O Lord” by Keith & Kristyn Getty Speak, O Lord as we come to you To receive…
Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl: Hedonistic Nihilism
Hedonistic Nihilism as defined in Notes from the Tilt-a-Whirl: Hedonism – the belief that the pursuit of pleasure and the avoidance of pain is the only intrinsic good. A hedonist always tries to maximize pleasure…