A Word Before Since I became an adult with my own family at the young age of 23, I began to acutely understand my fathers’ “Scrooge-ness” at this time of year. In fact, I wrote a blog back in 2018 depicting the cynical side of both his and my later experience, and my summation of it …
An Oft Untold Story There’s an untold story in Christendom that doesn’t get much light at the end of the pastoral ministry tunnel. And it’s a sad one, I think. Though it doesn’t necessarily start out that way. For it is the tale of those who recognize the call of God upon their lives and …
I’ve been moving at a snail’s pace through John chapter 15 this week, and its’ kind of ironic being that it’s message is on “abiding” or “staying” or “remaining” in Christ. And after all, the majority of this mind-blowing piece of scripture is perhaps the key to consistent navigation on the narrow path called the …
A Recurrent Theme Oh yeah I know, I know. The title at least got you to stop for just a second for a couple of reasons didn’t it? The number one reason is of course because you know me, and so you might be just a little worried as to whether or not I have …
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Hello friends. I left off last week with some thoughts about the concept of Christian exile, and the flicker of light left in the church in perhaps an unexpected tangent: By way of my confession of voting for the enigma which is Donald J. Trump. In fact, after touching on several issues about my ongoing …
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It’s been a few weeks since I’ve written last, and the time passage has been missed, at least by me. It has also brought with it a bewilderment of what to actually say worthy of your ear’s attention. Call it “writer’s block”, or chalk it up as “when you don’t use it you lose it”; …
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A Revelation As I was reading through the book of Exodus the other morning, though not my run of the mill experience, I came upon a verse that literally stopped me in my tracks. Like a hungry man in clear view of something simmering on the stove, I sniffed further to see what awaited me. …