It’s Vacation Bible School week at the church I minister with, which means that everything is twice as busy, twice as messy, and twice as stressful as usual. Children of all ages are running around, doing crafts, singing songs, and learning about some of the heroes of the faith from staff that are dressed like, … Continue reading
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Picking and Blogging
It’s been a while. Nearly six months have passed since I have written anything other than a sermon or lesson. I even thought of pulling the plug on this blog. It’s not that I don’t have opinions. I do. It’s not that I haven’t had any ideas. I have. It’s not that I haven’t had … Continue reading
A Faith for All Generations
Recently I read an article that pointed out the generational feud in our culture between “Boomers” (born in the ’50 and ’60s) and “Millennials” (born in the ’90s and ’00s) all the while extolling the virtues of “Gen X” (born in the ’70s and ’80s). The article made the supposition that Gen X had the best … Continue reading
A Man With No Country
Abraham was called to a land he would never own to start a nation he would never see. Instead he meandered around the ancient Near East like an aimless vagabond. Moses spent the last forty years of his life wandering around the Sinai Peninsula with two million of perhaps the most ungrateful and stubborn people to … Continue reading
Colin, You may be Right, But You’re Wrong
How can a backup quarterback break the internet during a pre-season football game? That’s simple: refuse to stand for the national anthem. That’s exactly what 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick did a few days ago. His reason? To bring attention to the fact that America has not reached its ideal because minorities are oppressed in America. … Continue reading
Voting With Jesus In Mind
Another election season is upon us. It’s a time of red vs. blue, mudslinging, divisive rhetoric and commercials filled with spinning half-truths. During times like this Christians often get pulled to one of two extremes: Endorse one candidate while painting all who don’t share that view as somehow less than spiritual, or… Abandon the political … Continue reading
You’re Not Wasting Your Vote
I used to be that guy. The guy telling other people, “If you vote third party you’re wasting your vote; you’re just voting for the other guy.” Yep, back in the days of Ross Perot that was me. And I was wrong. You see, what I’ve come to realize is that it’s never wrong to … Continue reading
After Dallas We are All Black and Blue
Black Lives Matter. I do not want to trivialize the plight of the black race in America. I will never know what it is to be black. I am not the recipient of a heritage that is the result of centuries of enslavement, degradation and having my very personhood stripped away. So when young black … Continue reading
The Brokenness of Orlando and Ourselves
I first heard about the Orlando shootings on Sunday morning at church. I tend to go into a cocoon starting on Friday nights to focus on my sermon so I was out of the news loop when it happened. Since then I have spent several days trying to wrap my head around it, and our … Continue reading
Small Can Be Good
It’s no secret that I live in a rural area. Our entire county has less than 14,000 people living in it. My daughter’s senior class has less than 100. To say we’re small is an understatement, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. Small can be a good thing. Let’s take sports as an … Continue reading
The Pondering Preacher 