Oh Christmas, how I love thee. The lights, the decorations and the music all speak to a time of festive joy. But it’s also a time of year where many Christian parents just want to go into hiding, and I think it’s because after several months of constant bombardment from other Christians, we are ready … Continue reading
It was Martin Luther King, Jr. who said that, “Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” Those words, written half a century ago in the midst of the Civil Rights movement seem even farther away in their application. Recent events have proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that we are a … Continue reading
I know, I know, I already wrote about the situation in Houston. And with several other bloggers writing about it, the proverbial dead horse has received his beating. So why another article? Because this could prove to be a watershed moment in American history concerning religious liberty, and the whole nation is watching to see … Continue reading
It sounds like something straight out of an Orwellian universe: government leaders demanding that clerics turn in their homilies to be inspected under threat of prosecution. But this isn’t some dystopian novel. This is modern-day America, and that is exactly what’s happening in Houston. The nation’s first openly lesbian mayor, Annise Parker, is making a … Continue reading
It’s happened again. A well-known conservative makes a thoughtful and astute observation, and the supposedly more-tolerant left goes off the deep end. This time the conservative was reality show star Jessa Dugger. She decided to reflect on the deep impact visiting the Holocaust museum had on her, and she compared it to the practice of … Continue reading
She’s 4’7″ of spunky attitude. A blonde-haired, blue-eyed girl of ten who owns every room she walks into and isn’t afraid of voicing her opinion, especially when it comes to her favorite team, the New York Yankees, or you, her favorite player. When it was time to choose jersey numbers for softball, she chose 2 … Continue reading
Ah, conventions. We church leaders love them. Leadership. Church Growth. Church Planting. Name the flavor and preachers, ministers, youth and worship leaders will flock to them. The best worship bands, well-known authors, preachers, and teachers will fill our minds with ideas and our hearts with zeal. And there in the seats we sit, with our … Continue reading
The past three weeks have done much to refresh me, prevent burn-out, and most importantly, allow me to draw even closer to God. I also learned some things while on sabbatical that can be applied to my life and ministry. Continue reading
We thought we were beyond this. We were supposed to be more civilized; more enlightened. Race riots were supposed to be one of history’s artifacts, tucked away in the attic of time right between steam engines and leisure suits. We thought we had buried the past. We were wrong. The events in Ferguson, MO over … Continue reading
I grew up watching reruns of Happy Days and its spin-off, Mork and Mindy. Mork from Ork was a suspender wearing, nanu-nanu-ing, drinks-his-beverage-through-his-finger alien that a five-year-old me found hilarious. Little did I know then that the actor portraying him would become a favorite. From family friendly films like Disney’s Aladdin and Jumanji to roles … Continue reading
The Pondering Preacher 