Category: "Living Life"
Give the People What They Want
I was reading an article this morning about the failure of the Facebook "Home" Phone. This was a software cover that took over your home screen and made it all about Facebook. It was launched with much fanfare and anticipation. They designed a new ph… more »
Perils of Shepherds: Chutes & Ladders
There are men for whom being a pastor is the realization of a dream. For me it was more of the realization of a nightmare. :) Ok, that is a big dramatic, but it is true that not only did I not aspire to be a pastor, especially a senior pastor, but I… more »
My First Church (Perils of Shepherds)
04/24/13 11:14, by ozymandius, Categories: Church Life, Living Life, Dads & Families, Theology Lived, Pastors
There are some who would call Bean's Corner "My first church" because it is here that I was first given the responsibility of being senior pastor. Others might call Peru Baptist Church my "first" church because that was my first "job" out of college. … more »
Big Nothing
03/09/13 08:09, by ozymandius, Categories: Announcements, Family, Living Life, Personal Reflections, My Life, Theology Lived
When I was a teenager, I had a really poor self-image. I was depressed and hated myself. I had no idea at the time that such dark and depressing thoughts were a sign of an ego out of control. I wasn't proud of myself, but I was the center of my unive… more »
Hope Midst Great Grief
03/02/13 10:34, by ozymandius, Categories: Living Life, Personal Reflections, Theology Lived, Bible Study
"LORD, make me to know my end And what is the extent of my days; Let me know how transient I am. "Behold, You have made my days as handbreadths, And my lifetime as nothing in Your sight; Surely every man at his best is a mere breath. Selah. "Surely ever… more »