I’ve been in several ongoing conversations lately regarding “what the Bible has to say” about a range of topics...everything from gender roles and sexual orientation to church leadership and governance, and lots of stuff in between. Now, I must say from the outset that most of these conversations are among good, genuine, loving, open people. … Continue reading Take my word for it
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The road to peace runs through the suffering of forgiveness
“Forgiveness is always a form of costly suffering.” – Tim Keller Yesterday’s post regarding forgiveness on the anniversary of the 9/11/01 terrorist attacks drew a good deal of really interesting conversation over on my Facebook page. One of the themes that sort of bubbled to the surface was that of exactly how vulnerable we should … Continue reading The road to peace runs through the suffering of forgiveness
Maybe it’s time to forget
If you’re connected to social media in any form, I’m sure you’ve seen, and maybe even posted, messages regarding today’s anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. Most of these messages I’ve seen are centered around one central theme: “Never Forget.” And it’s true, there are many things about that day we should never … Continue reading Maybe it’s time to forget
A New Creation…
I'm spending this week with an amazing bunch of teenagers and adults at New Creation United Methodist Church in Chesapeake, Va., at their annual Youth Week where I am serving as the guest speaker all week long. The kids from the youth group came up with the week's theme, "Rebel with a Cause." So each … Continue reading A New Creation…
Discovering the meaning of life…
Once again, I find myself apologizing to faithful readers for my lack of faithfulness in updating this little corner of the blogosphere. Not for the first time, nor probably the last, I've allowed the distractions of life & business to deflect me from this bit of avocation. In the 3 months or so since my … Continue reading Discovering the meaning of life…