“Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all that we ask or imagine, according to His power at work within us, to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, forever and ever. Amen.” Ephesians 3:20-21 We have traveled far to be here; we eighteen sojourners … Continue reading
Author Archives: dprichmond
Christianity’s War on ‘Religion’
There’s been a disturbing trend in Christian circles, and it’s been around for a number of years. It has ebbed and flowed, but with the explosion of social media in the past half-decade it is not only “trending”, it’s spreading like an epidemic among the evangelical world. What is this trend? It is a war … Continue reading
Standing in the Shallow End
Lately I have been struggling with feelings of dissatisfaction. I’ve written blogs only to delete them. Sermon ideas get jotted down, only to be scribbled out. Movies get watched, only to be met with a dismissive shrug. Books get read, only to have a bookmark placed in them and shelved. Even my art, that lifelong … Continue reading
What If Christians Were More Like Christ?
What if Christians were more like Christ? What if we lived zestfully, gave sacrificially and loved unconditionally? What if instead of complaining about rights lost, we loved those who wish to wrong us? What if we practiced turning the other cheek? What if instead of seeking legislation to protect our rights, we laid our rights … Continue reading
A Modern Day Babel
The Sunday School class I teach has been going through the opening chapters of Genesis which means we are encountering the great themes of Creation, the Fall, Judgment and the Promise of Redemption. With each story we have been constantly reminded at how man excels in all the wrong areas. Whether it’s Eve eating the … Continue reading
I’m an Introvert, and I Need the Church
Recently a well-known Christian author admitted that he doesn’t go to church very often. His reasoning was that he doesn’t learn through listening to “lectures” or “connect” through music (you can read more of his reasoning in a follow-up article here). As I read through his reasoning and the follow-up comments, both on his blog … Continue reading
Missing Links and Missing Points
The much anticipated creation vs. evolution debate between Ken Ham and Bill Nye finally took place and it did what I expected it to do: it gave internet trolls on both sides the chance to yell at each other about how right their particular view is. The hashtag, #creationdebate was even trending on Twitter last … Continue reading
Sundays, Softball, and Spirituality
Let me begin by saying parenting is hard. Anybody who says otherwise simply is not a parent or they are doing it wrong. Thus when I see an article about parenting written by a parent who is trying their best to “bring up a child in the way he should go” I am very reluctant … Continue reading
Looking Ahead
It’s that time of year again where we set goals, make resolutions and try to figure out how to improve ourselves in the upcoming year. I’ve never been a resolutions type guy, but I do like to set goals, so here’s some of my goals for 2014. 1. Use Social Media to Encourage, Edify and … Continue reading
2013 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2013 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,200 times in 2013. If it were a cable car, it would take about 53 trips to carry that many people. Click here to see the … Continue reading
The Pondering Preacher 