Category: miscellaneous

On Sunday a very nice lady, probably around 70, asked me if there are any “mature single women” at my Thursday Evening Bible Class.  She said she was asking for her brother, who apparently would like to meet somebody.  I’m keeping this in mind as I prepare for tonight’s class, as it probably doesn’t matter…

Yesterday I had the privilege of participating in Woodside Bible Church’s (Troy, MI) “Committed to the Word” conference, and at lunch in their gazebo I met Rick and Lana Seidel, old friends from college who know Gary Meadors a little too well from their time together at Grace Seminary.  We reminisced about our lovable friend…

My church, West Cannon Baptist, is hosting Kevin DeYoung, Ted Kluck and myself for an all-day seminar on Tuesday, September 22.  It promises to be a provocative day of (mostly) sound theology that will encourage us to love and serve Christ’s church.  Registration ends one week from today, so if you’re in the Grand Rapids…

Pete Scribner has demonstrated that a) he has a lot of free time and b) it is possible to cheapen the doctrines of grace by describing them with song titles from the 80’s.  Here is how Tulip would look if it had been composed as a power ballad: Total Eclipse of the Heart: The Doctrine…

My friend was doing a tile job for a wealthy doctor who lives in a gated community on a hill overlooking Amway valley.  When he asked the doctor’s wife why their ’74 Fiat (16,000 miles) was no longer in the garage, she said that her husband had decided to trade it towards a Mini Cooper…

Even the kids know it’s not a great time to live in Michigan.

My good buddy Zach Bartels has written a provocative post on Christian buzzwords.  My own pet peeve, which may not bother most of you, is how Christians ask God to bless or help or do something for “those we come into contact with,” which is just a spiritual way to say “meet.”  Normally we meet…

This 4 minute video was forwarded to me by Jim Grier, which means that if you find it funny then you’re probably pretty smart.  If you don’t get all of the humor–and there are approximately 37 distinct funny items (can you list them?)–then you may yet need a liberal arts education.

I’m being presumptuous here, but some of you may have noticed that I didn’t blog last week.  I spent the week enjoying Myrtle Beach, S.C., with my parents and three brothers and their families.  I would have told you that we were gone, but I just bought a Wii and I didn’t want anyone to…