Confession
God is great; I’m not.
(Dawn and the kids put up with a lot.)
Self-assessment
• competent in some • expert in none • average over-all • growing content • no great talent • no great achievement • no glamorous success • no notorious failure • dull biography • undeserving of grace • amazed
Life
• born on Kyushu, Japan • military father • computer programmer mother • third of three sons • raised in Massachusetts • decent musician • lousy athlete • somewhat introverted • very task-oriented • do-it-yourselfer • fixer • builder • maker • Gordon-Conwell Seminary graduate • former pastor • former pentecostal • current web designer • sometime christian education/discipleship writer • people helper • regular exerciser • improving runner • pleasure gardener • hiker • camper • love Jesus since ‘79 • love Dawn since ’84 • love reformed theology since ‘89 • free to again love 70’s-80’s pop/rock since ’04 • dislike over-simplification • half-truths • prosperity/faith teaching • noisy crowds • admire Paul • Luther • Calvin • Edwards • Wesley & Whitefield • Spurgeon • Taylor • Packer • Elliott • Piper • Keller
Lesson
The life God gives you now may not be what you dreamed, but it will fulfill your greatest needs if you embrace it, and the next life He promises will be far better than you can dream.
Here are a few of my favorite posts:
- Why WWJD Isn’t WJWD
- Treating Prayer Like Magic
- Awesome, Arrogant, Insecure, Average
- Following Jesus is Easy…or Hard…or Something Like That…
If you’re interested, you can learn more about Dawn.
