Continuing our series Look Normal, Smell Different, which examines the different ways Christians and the church typically relate to the world, I want to talk today about one of the ways we present ourselves as followers of Jesus which is causing a huge rift in the church and alienating the populace in two different but […]
Must ado has been made about the revealing of Mother Teresa’s “Dark Night of the Soul” as some people have been calling it. In a nutshell, the major topic of debate has been over whether it’s appropriate or wise to serve God and follow His commandments without any active sense of God’s presence in one’s […]
I am extremely distressed over hearing this news about an open letter from Muslim leaders around the world which will soon be presented to leaders in the global Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant churches. In this letter, these leaders — respected names in the Islamic world — will reportedly entreat Christians to join with them to […]
Reading this commentary on reaching the 20’s generation in the church today, I had this crazy thought: what if one of the big reasons 20+ year olds drop out of church is because we aren’t idealistic enough? We don’t challenge them enough? We don’t give them a cause worth living for or dying for? What […]
Day off from work…sitting around the house…guess I really did need a vacation from my vacation. Heh. I think I’ll be doing OK by tomorrow though. And look on the bright side: I have plenty of time to spend time reading the Word and praising God, which is always a Good Thing™!
Mike Huckabee is a Republican presidential candidate who I find more exciting and in line with my personal political views than any of the other candidates, and while early this year he may have looked like just one of the many second-tier candidates with little chance of success, now he is starting to look like […]
As part of the relaunch of my blog, I had mapped out some blog topics to talk about on a monthly basis and was all ready to launch into the first series of the fall when my spirit and God’s Spirit collided and a different idea emerged. I haven’t abandoned my previous topic, but it’s […]
Ah, it’s good to be back. We had such a lovely time…but there’s no place like home…
My dad, brother, and I had a great time here in the Northeast corner of the U.S. and are about to fly out of Manchester, NH back to San Francisco, CA (by way of Las Vegas, NV…don’t ask me why). Normal blogging will resume next week…don’t miss it!
