My dad, Jim, sitting on his father Laban's lap, 1947 What does the word hero mean to you? I don't think it should be given to someone who displays a talent in an athletic sport. I don't think a hero is a movie or pop star with flashy clothes and the ability to draw a crowd. Our American culture would disagree vehemently. We are told to scramble to get to the top of the mountain no … [Read more...] about My Unsung Hero
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Storms
I picked up my fifteen-year-old son from school yesterday and, to my shock, he grinned and said, "Hey, Mom, we haven't had a date in a while. I'll even talk about my feelings if you buy me a meal." With high school graduation just three short years away, I take Chase up on the opportunity to have a date anytime he asks. I don't think I can put a price tag on the conversations we have had … [Read more...] about Storms
Encountering the Healing Power of Forgiveness Intro
Please take a minute and twelve seconds to hear me talk about my Bible study, Encountering the Healing Power of Forgiveness. Blessings!Encountering the Healing Power of Forgiveness from Shawn Lantz on Vimeo. … [Read more...] about Encountering the Healing Power of Forgiveness Intro
The Dark Night of the Soul
EHPF: Session Five: The Dark Night of the Soul from Shawn Lantz on Vimeo.But no one says, ‘Where is God my Maker, who gives songs in the night...'" Job 35:10I grew up in Congo on a remote bush mission station. The only running water we had was in the water in the tin bucket in our hand as we ran up the hill from our twenty-acre lake. Nothing happened when I flipped my room light switch on … [Read more...] about The Dark Night of the Soul
Encountering the Healing Power of Forgiveness Teaching Videos
Hello Friends! I wanted to let you know that I am releasing teaching videos on Encountering the Healing Power of Forgiveness at the following website: http://vimeo.com/35111240The first is an introduction to my study entitled: Two Kinds of SufferingThese teaching videos come from my current bible study teaching sessions at my home church Forest Hills Baptist Church in Nashville, TN. This study … [Read more...] about Encountering the Healing Power of Forgiveness Teaching Videos
Happy New Year!!
I am, by nature, given to introspection, especially as each December 31st rolls around. It is no different this year. I always can hardly believe how quickly the year has gone. Many of us may be looking in anticipation for the next twelve months. Perhaps you will reach a milestone that you have waited for with longing like a graduation or a wedding or the birth of a new baby. 2011 was not an … [Read more...] about Happy New Year!!
