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Facing the Giants
I don't normally do movie reviews on InFocus, but I just watched a movie that I want to tell you about. If you're not surprised that this major production was organised by Sony Pictures and a Baptist church, you probably won't be surprised that it is well produced and well written. Of course it's not a full-scale Hollywood production either, but then that's old-hat anyway. Whatever the case, this movie definitely has heart. To give
The spiritual discipline of rest
We're all comfortable with spiritual disciplines like prayer, fellowship, and Scripture reading. But rest? This afternoon I faced a decision. Usually this only happens in hypothetical situations, but today it was real life. You see, I'm at a stage in my life where I am once again very busy. I have the care of managing two businesses and overseeing dozens of employees. Add a regular preaching schedule and ministry opportunities on top of that, and
Questions about music…
Music, being perhaps one of the most controversial issues in Christianity today, brings up a lot of questions. Many of them deserve to be answered personally and honestly. Is bigger, louder, more majestic... better? When I listen to sacred music throughout the week, am I using it for entertainment? If I like it, does that mean I should listen to it? If I like it, does that mean I shouldn't listen to it? If I
On Sharper Iron
It's kind of hard to express the things I felt as I read Jason Janz' article yesterday morning announcing that he is moving on and passing the leadership of SI to Aaron Blumer. Though I don't know Jason personally, I do feel a sense of comraderie with him because of the similarity of what he has done to what we are doing here at GMT and InFocus. The other thing I felt was a profound