A loving local church

Yesterday, Rebecca and I joined in the worship celebration with Christ Our Redeemer Church in Vancouver, Washington. We are very grateful for this church and their warmth and hospitality, their love for the Savior, and their gospel-centeredness and grace-centeredness. We are grateful for Pastor Dan Morse and also for the visiting speaker, Pastor Tony Walsh from Crossway Community Church in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, who spoke on 1 Corinthians 13:4-7.

CBN interview for "99 Ways..."

This afternoon, Paul Strand and his crew from CBN interviewed me for my book "99 Ways to Entertain Your Family for Free." Really enjoyed the time with Paul, his son Austin, and Dave the cameraman, who are on a work trip out here in Oregon. They'll let me know when it airs...and I'll let you know here.

Loving Your Life, Losing Your Life

As I think of the words of Jesus in John 12:25 (ESV) -- "Whoever loves his life loses it, and whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life" -- here's a favorite quote I came across recently (thank you, Brother JP!) ---- from Augustine:

"If you love your soul, there is danger that it may perish. Therefore you are not permitted to love it, since you do not want it to perish. But in not wanting it to perish, you love it."

(Sermon 368, I; PL 39:1652)