As a service to my Twitter friends I like to keep you informed of my speaking engagements. For example, tonight I'll be speaking at my dinner table.

I wonder if 1Peter 5:6-7 implies that worry is a kind of pride. What do you think? "Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you."

God is present in his word. God is present in his people. God is present in his creation. God is present.

My new single, “A Stone in the Mouth of the Ocean” touches on reckoning with our human frailty while striving for a little significance…listen here sng.to/lukebeling #indiefolk #folk #newmusic

"To each one is given grace as Christ proportions." What size portions do you think Jesus gives?

In the beginning was the Word. And the Word became flesh. And then It became community. And then It became ritualized. And then It became institutionalized. And then it became rationalized. And then it became argued. And then it became irrelevant.

Today is so hot and so humid it makes me wish my neighbors had a pool.

In the first chapter of John’s gospel we meet the Baptist, who is strong and harsh; he can correctly diagnose the human condition, but cannot save. John thunders; Jesus passes by. John commands; Jesus invites.

The first chapel service of the school year, AKA “Happy Potter Day.”

My long-form piece on grace appeared in ChurchLeaders.com - churchleaders.com/pastors/460936…

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Hey, Marquee Sports Network - Please straighten up your background banner. (Either that or ask Boog and JD to lean to the right!) 😜