For the past 3 or 4 months, I've had about the most severe case of writer's block I can ever remember. Maybe it's because what little writing I've done lately has by necessity flowed into lesson planning, sermon preparation or study, and also because there's been little if any creative writing involved in my professional life … Continue reading How do you jumpstart a sputtering blog?
Rambles
Why I “like” Obama, “dislike” Palin, and why this post has nothing to do with politics.
This will come as no surprise to those who know me well, but I'm a pot-stirrer. I have a tendency to say and do things on occasion just to provoke a reaction that will create conversation. And so when Facebook suggested the other day that I "like" Barack Obama, I did it. Not because I … Continue reading Why I “like” Obama, “dislike” Palin, and why this post has nothing to do with politics.
Time to go all Old Testament on you…
Because I've been teaching a couple of classes on the Old Testament for the past few weeks, it's really been influencing my thinking of late. It seems a lot of Christians don't like to spend much time in the Old Testament. Beyond the Creation story, a few character sketches about various heroes and villains we … Continue reading Time to go all Old Testament on you…
A Roller Coaster Guy Stuck in a Merry-Go-Round Park
I love metaphors. I think there's a reason Jesus speaks so much in that form through stories and parables. Metaphors draw pictures of concepts in a way that speaks to our commonality of experience. Regular readers--both of you (insert smiley face emoticon here)--will notice that lately I've been wrestling with expressing some frustrations in the arena … Continue reading A Roller Coaster Guy Stuck in a Merry-Go-Round Park
Church…or crutch?
Earlier this week I was in a meeting where part of the discussion centered around "marketing" the church. The discussion itself isn't really what was important, nor was the specific topic. But it rubbed up against something in my subconscious that's been bothering me; something I couldn't quite wrap my brain around, but was nagging … Continue reading Church…or crutch?
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