Bethany Well

We at the Well have been following the situation in Zimbabwe for many months. There was the election, the contested results, the sham run-off election and now, in what will be hopefully an end to strife and a beginning to peace, it seems a power-sharing deal has been reached. Incumbent President Robert Mugabe and Democratic [...]

Today marks the 7th Anniversary of 9/11. Many of the Well blog readers may not know, but this very congregation lost one its members in the North Tower of the World Trade Center, Andy Kim. Andy was and remains to be very dear to the people that knew him. At the time of his death, [...]

On Sunday, I preached from Romans 12:2 – “Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is — his good, pleasing and perfect will.” As an illustration of the level of [...]

I went into the Olympics thinking that I wasn’t going to watch very much of it. I don’t even remember Sydney or Athens. In ’96, I was on a bus tour so we didn’t catch any of the Atlanta games. In ’92, there was the buzz about the dream team. But I probably have to [...]

By far, the most compelling Olympic story for the world America is Michael Phelps’ pursuit of 8 Gold Medals. In 2004, Phelps captured 8 medals, eclipsing Mark Spitz’s 7 medals in the 1972 Olympics. However, Phelps received 2 bronze medals in that games and so Spitz still held the mark of 7 gold medals in [...]

Okay, technically, today is not my Birthday. Technically, my birthday was yesterday, the 26th (same birthday as Derek Jeter one year apart… what has he done with his life???) But as I spent yesterday with my wife, I began to ponder about this very thing called a Birthday. After all, what did I do exactly [...]

“You have been a refuge for the poor, a refuge for the needy in his distress, a shelter from the storm and a shade from the heat.” ~ Isaiah 25:4 The damage of yesterday’s storm seemed quite severe in various places in NJ. It was a quick storm with torrential rain and high gusts of [...]

This is a repost of blog post from last September after a sermon I preached at the Well. =========== I am not a morning person. I used to be able to sleep in ’til the late morning/early afternoon consistently. I tried whatever I could to get up and get out to no avail. I repeatedly [...]

Warning: This post will contain some graphic references. Memorial Day, 2008. Theresa and I took the kids out to the playground in Montville, NJ. We met up with the Kangs and their kids. Our kids are running around and playing on the playground slides and climbing the jungle gym bars and playing in the make-believe [...]

UPDATE: Attached is a video of Chapman and his daughter from his blog. ====================== Yesterday, Contemporary Christian Music Star Steven Curtis Chapman’s daughter was struck and killed by a vehicle in her own driveway. 5-year old Marie was one of three girls adopted by the Chapman’s from China. It seems that one of his biological [...]