Biola University just named their new president. Clyde Cook served as the president for the last 25 years, so it is no small feat to find someone to take his place. From what I read in the Biola Magazine, I am quite impressed with the new president Barry Corey. Aside from his academic and work […]
When I think of internet marketing gurus, I think of “pyramid schemes.” Internet marketers seem to sell programs on how to market products on the internet by telling you to market their internet marketing products. So you are suppose to have an internet marketing business selling internet marketing materials? Does anyone market any real products […]
Yes, I did! I read the ending of the book first! It was too exciting and I don’t like too many sad surprises. I had to know who dies and who doesn’t. But it didn’t spoil the story for me. I am not a huge Harry Potter fan although I do enjoy the books. I […]
One of my favorite books in the Bible is Esther. There is some question of its place in the canon of Scriptures because the word “God” is not mentioned anywhere in the book. But you can easily see that throughout the story of Esther, the fingerprint of God is all over the pages. What I […]
Considering they don’t normally do anything, these 3 pirates in this newest Veggietales full length movie did quite a lot! Here’s a photo of them. That’s Larry, Pa Grape, and Mr. Lunt, but they have different stage names for the movie. They are Elliot, George, and Cedrick respectively. I went to see the screening of […]
Gary McIntosh, professor at Biola University, says in the Biola magazine, “I wish people understood that the heart of church growth is basic evangelism. It is not about marketing, business practices or a host of other mis-perceptions…Since all people are lost apart from a saving relationship with Jesus Christ, every church must be concerned with […]
Hint: This one is a little different. See if you can solve this in less than 1 minute.
In the sermon the past Sunday, our pastor preached on the conversions of the Ethiopian, Saul, and Cornelius in Acts, chapters 8,9, and 10. In each of those cases, God used a human agent to bring someone to salvation. I noticed that even though God set up the situation, and success was sure, He doesn’t […]
On Monday, October 22, The King’s College in NYC will sponsor a debate between D’Souza and Christopher Hitchens at the New York Society for Ethical Culture at 64th Street and Central Park West at 7:30 p.m. The debate will address the question Is Christianity the problem? Hitchens is best known for being an “anti-theist” and […]
If you solved the first puzzle, here is another one. It’s slightly harder. Ok, not that hard. I have faith in you.
Do this with your kids. See if you or your kids figure it out first…or do you dare risk being embarrassed by your kids? Leave a comment and let me know.
What a great day it was for the Walnut Family Festival! The day was nice and cool, no rain, just right to spend a day enjoying life in our community. In a small city of 30,000, there is not a whole lot to get excited about. So this annual affair complete with a parade, games, […]
If I had read this book 10 years ago, maybe we would not have made some of the financial mistakes we’ve made. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason is a simple book with very sound principles for financial management. Lessons are illustrated through engaging fictional stories set in old time Babylon written […]
When life is not what we expect, we can trust God that it can turn out BETTER than what we expect. Here’s a true story that illustrates that. I heard it on Family Life today. Dennis Rainey: Walt, you know a very famous person who has had a great impact on a lot of people’s […]
Today’s sermon was on the feeding of the 5,000. If you’ve been a Christian for about 30 years like I have, you would’ve heard a zillion sermons on the feeding of the 5,000 like I have. I’ve studied and taught it myself a zillion times. Yet, each time I read the Word of God, it […]
Kids bring out the best and the worst in me. I love kids – when they are cute, sweet, cuddly, behaving well, and doing what I tell them to do. But today, I had to yell at some 8th graders. I lost it. They did not respond to any act of kindness and I had […]
It was rather an exciting afternoon moving Audrey into her dorm at UCLA 2 weeks ago. Audrey’s move-in time was Saturday from 4-5pm. It was bumper to bumper traffic to get into her dorm area. The streets were blocked off into one-way streets which meant we had to take a detour, go all the way […]
I went TWICE to the County Fair this year! A week ago, I went with Audrey, just the 2 of us. We enjoyed a little time together before she moved into her dorm at UCLA. It was a Thursday with hardly any traffic and no lines at the food stands. Can you believe it, I […]