Yikes... get away from the 'ol blog for a couple days and all of a sudden its been a couple weeks. Time flies. Following the insanity of Lent and Easter…
andrewarndtMay 24, 2011
"Some enlightened people would like to banish all conceptions of retribution or desert from their theory of punishment and place its value wholly in the deterrence of others or the…
andrewarndtMay 2, 2011
So I'm getting to guest speak/teach a bit more often these days (most recently last night at TNL, an amazingly wonderful group of people). For some, adding any outside speaking…
andrewarndtApril 27, 2011
Thanksgiving this past year (2010) was a super-delightful time in the Arndt household. We weren't able to make it home to ol' Wisconsin, so we stayed here and enjoyed the…
andrewarndtApril 25, 2011
Today is Maundy Thursday. So-called because of the new "mandate" that Jesus gives his disciples just hours before his death, at the Last Supper. Surely you remember the scene. Dinner…
andrewarndtApril 21, 2011
Up late tonight, thinking about the craft of preaching... obsessing a bit over the, well, "craft" is the best word for it. Dang I love preaching. And it is indeed…
andrewarndtApril 20, 2011
Meditating on Psalm 81 this morning... some highlights: "Sing for joy to God our strength" (v1) "I removed the burden from their shoulders" (v6) "In your distress you called and…
andrewarndtApril 18, 2011
One of things that causes me a bit of angst as a pastor is how infrequently we get to gather together as a community (once a week), and how infrequently…
andrewarndtApril 4, 2011
"Let the little children come unto me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these." (Mt 19:14) When I was 16 and a…
andrewarndtMarch 29, 2011
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