A few days ago I noticed that my bleeding heart bushes were beginning to get crowded out by the weeds. I was feeling a bit of energy and my back wasn’t hurting too badly yet so I set about the task of chopping down the weeds and mulching my favoriteContinue Reading
Race. It’s a hot-button topic. As a white male, I am more than aware that it’s a delicate topic and one that I am not supposed to speak about. There is an entire list of politically-correct, charged words that I am not supposed to use. I’m not supposedContinue Reading
As I posted a few days ago, I have taken a sort of sabbatical from Facebook and social media in general. At first, I had deactivated my account. Then I started getting phone calls, texts, and emails asking if I was OK. So I turned it back onContinue Reading
I am struck by the nature of preaching in many of the churches I grew up in. For the most part, the preachers had a standard message that they gave to all audiences. Sometimes they scripture they chose to deliver that message was different, sometimes it was the sameContinue Reading
Years ago I thought I was in love. On some level I was. It wasn’t the kind of love that I have experienced with my wife, Julie. It wasn’t sacrificial. It definitely wasn’t Sacramental. If I am honest though, it was love. Maybe the kind ofContinue Reading
It always strikes me just how diverse the early Church was in its composition. In this morning’s reading from the Acts of the Apostles, we see Jewish men from various areas discussing the inclusion of the gentiles and trying to determine God’s will in the matter. Sometimes we seekContinue Reading
We get caught up in the excitement of what God has given us that often times we forget that God is not bound to our own ways. Many will claim that their Church is the only way and that anyone who isn’t of XXXX denomination isn’t ‘saved.’ AtContinue Reading