There was a knock at the door and my dad opened it only to find two police officers there. And as it wasn’t an uncommon thing for this type of visit to the Campagna home, it would be this time. You see, my brother – he’d be the one who’d often get in trouble in […]
Remembering the Passion (of the Christ)
April 1, 2010 by
It’s been a hand full of years or so since I watched Mel Gibson’s “Passion of the Christ.” I never wrote about my experience seeing it. In a word, I was “undone.” And as I consider Jesus’ death for my sins this Easter season anew, I want to remember the price He paid. I want […]
Spin Zone – Part 2
March 27, 2010 by
With Jesus standing before him, Pilate asked the question, “What is truth?” And it was because Pilate lived in a day much like our own, I’m convinced, where we just don’t know what to believe anymore since it isn’t always the case that we can trust what we’re being told. Right? We literally live in […]
Spin Zone – Part 1
March 24, 2010 by
Many years ago Pilate asked Jesus the question, “What is truth?” And Pilate asked that question, I’m convinced, because he lived in a day much like our own – where we just don’t know what to believe anymore. Do you ever find yourself feeling like that? And as everything that happens and everything that’s talked […]
7 Causes of Agony in the Garden
March 22, 2010 by
“Hematohidrosis.” It’s the medical term for the condition Luke records Jesus experiencing on the night He was betrayed: “His sweat became like drops of blood, falling down upon the ground.” (Luke 22:44b) This type of reaction is well-known though relatively rare, according to Dr. Frederic Zugibe. He describes it like this: “‘Around the sweat glands, […]
Messiah Complex
March 18, 2010 by
Nice guy. Perfect family. Cares for others. Attends church. Good speaker, too. Quality characteristics. We all would agree. Except when they’re combined with (spell it): P-R-I-D-E ~ Pride. Evil seldom presents itself without a cloak. (If it did, who would buy into it?) I’m talking about the “Messiah complex” in particular. The above 5 characteristics […]
On Appointed Tasks and Talking Donkeys
March 15, 2010 by
It’s interesting in the story of Christ riding on a donkey as He enters Jerusalem on Palm Sunday (Matthew 21:1-11) how the donkey just moments prior to the disciples coming to get him for His God-given appointed task, my friends, he was really just wallowing and whining and lamenting the fact that he’d never been […]
Why I’m Using Four Letter Words in Church
March 11, 2010 by
(This is a continuation of a thinking process started in the posts: “Why I’m Wearing Pajamas to Church” and “Why I’m Showing Up Late for Church.”) There’s a movement towards the “casual” in our day. We’re casual in our speech. We’re casual in our showing up for events and appointments. We’re casual in our clothing, […]
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