“NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim June 2016 as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month. I call upon the people of the United States to eliminate prejudice everywhere…
The Fear of God (a daily devotional)
Join me this month for daily meditations and devotion on the Fear of God. The National Center for Family Integrated Churches has produced this resource to help followers of Christ focus on a forgotten discipline in many lives of Christians and lost on many churches across the nation. These short video clips are from trusted…
The Burning in my Soul
Last October (2015) I had the occasion to attend and participate in the “Holiness of God” conference hosted at Ridgecrest Conference Center in North Carolina. I had two speaking duties; this one was at a men and boys lunch “the Burnings in the Soul” at the National Center for Family Integrated Churches annual conference. “Oh that…
A Principled Family
A life well lived is a life lived by principle. It was July 17, 2004 south of Hansen, ID where I participated in a blessed day of the marriage of Ryan and Amie Franklin. It was the public declaration of two young adults bravely declaring they would devote themselves to each other “until death.” None…
The Centrality and Sufficiency of the Scriptures
From the Circuit Rider’s Library Sermon Title: The Centrality and Sufficiency of the Scriptures The sermon was prepared on Tuesday August 20, 1974 and preached in Rifle, Colorado at the Rifle Southern Baptist Chapel. What is unclear at this moment is if this was intended as a mid-week bible study or sermon notes for the…
O LORD, Let Your Mercy Fall
Dear Church family, This morning Ryan Franklin was killed while riding his bicycle. A car hit him. I just wanted to encourage you as you begin to hear this news. I caught up with Chuck and Sheri this morning at their home and later sat down with Amie and children. I’m thankful that you will…
Postcard Collection
It’s been a few years since I’ve mentioned my postcard collection so I thought I would remind some readers who know but have forgotten and inform some new readers that I have a project I’ve been doing since I was a boy in Rifle, Colorado. Here’s what I’m doing this summer. If you’ll consider sending…
The Circuit Rider’s Library
It’s hard not to want to memorialize life unfairly. So… I have a personal duty I’ve set before me to begin a journey through the sermons of my dad/pastor. For the first time after opening the box of my dad’s sermons last year after his death I have begun an unexpected journey of reading sermons…
Public Bathroom Use Is Not the Issue
Who’s America are we living in? What is happening right before our very eyes? I have many things to say and all of them are being said by many others as well, but what woman in the nation, in her right thinking mind would feel safe in a public shared bathroom at Target? And what parent…
Book Review of Doxology and Theology (PT. 3)
Last night (4/19/16) I met up with John Martinez, Steve McMullin and Bradley Kinch again to process through and think about the whole of the worship gathering of the Lord’s people and what is required of those who lead out in the gathering. We gathered at one of my favorite places in town, Chick-fil-A, to…