I know I haven’t updated the blog in a while. Over a month ago I asked you to pray with me about a position I was interviewing for at our church.
I thank God for your prayers. I trust that God would have given me the frame of mind and disposition of heart to praise him, [...]

Yesterday I interviewed for an internship position I really want, and my prayer was three fold.
I prayed that…

If I would best serve the church in this internship, I would get it. If there is someone else applying that would better serve the church, I wouldn’t get it.
If my private worship and service to my wife [...]

My brother Joe has a strong desire to teach in the inner-city public school system. This video helped me to dream with him. Praise God for teachers like this. Even though Lindsay (the teacher in the above film) isn’t necessarily teaching the gospel to her students, she is gospel teaching. She is striving to do [...]

Our children, Hosanna Faith Lacine and Hope Avniela Lacine, were dedicated to the Lord on February 21st, 2010.

Dedication to God; Hosanna and Hope Lacine from Jeff Lacine on Vimeo.

Here is a song by John Newton that I heard before for the first time at Together 4 The Gospel Conference, this week.  Let it sink deep.
I Asked The Lord
I asked the Lord that I might grow in faith and
love and every grace, might more of
His salvation know and seek more
earnestly His face
Twas He who [...]

Here is the link to his letter to the church
Here is the video of him sharing with the church about his leave:

I thank God for him.  Yes, as an apprentice/student in his seminary I am going to greatly miss his instruction and leadership over the coming 8 months.  However, he is teaching me something through [...]

My wife had exploratory surgery on Friday morning to determine whether or not she has endometriosis.  The symptom: a considerable amount of consistent pain.  When she woke up from the anesthesia after surgery, she heard the diagnosis, or lack thereof.  No endometriosis, and a clean bill of health.  Reason to rejoice?  Absolutely.  Yet, in another [...]

Tomorrow, you will stand before our church and the presence of God, as we dedicate you to the Lord.  We have dedicated you already, without the agreement of the church and in a less formal way.  Upon both of your births, when you came up from the water, we released you to God with thanksgiving.  [...]

…because i love God.

DugDownDeep_Carnahan.mov from Covenant Life Church on Vimeo.
“Does anyone fault [a man who loves his wife] for noting her every like and dislike? Is it clinical for him to desire to know the thoughts or longings of her heart?” Or to study her every move? Or to learn the language she [...]

or is it about gospel? Read This.  I’ll let you know what I think about the book after I read it.
(HT: Vitamin Z)