I just got home from a 4-day flyfishing trip with friends on the Elk River. As I hoped, the experience left me feeling refreshed and recharged to face the daily challenges that vacation days are created to help us escape from. As I sat back down at my desk this morning (and got caught up … Continue reading Fishing: God’s answer to all life’s problems
Gospel
Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but nobody wants to die. Play it boys!
Why is it that everytime I need to get my spiritual tank refilled, I turn straight to the David Crowder Band? My pal Mike Berry posed a question over on his Heart of a Rebel blog regarding the immediacy and presence of God's kingdom, a topic that's been on my mind a lot lately (as … Continue reading Everybody wants to go to Heaven, but nobody wants to die. Play it boys!
Snow joke!
April 7, and it's snowing. Despite the fact that April snows are not all that unusual in central Appalachia, there's something about a blast of winter in the gathering spring that's just, well, a little depressing. Predictably, this little weather system has turned my mind to the metaphors God reveals to us about himself through … Continue reading Snow joke!
Why Youth are NOT the future of the church…
What's that you say? Hasn't everything we've ever heard, read or learned taught us that the youth ARE the future of the church? I mean, what about Whitney Houston's lyrics: "I believe the children are the future / Teach them well and let them lead the way..." Isn't our whole society sort of centered around … Continue reading Why Youth are NOT the future of the church…
“The sky is falling! The sky is falling!”
I don't know about you, but I get a little weary of all the Chicken Little theology I hear people spouting these days. Lots and lots of folks are just convinced that we're positively living in the End Times, and they appear to be bent on stirring up as much panic as possible...and it seems … Continue reading “The sky is falling! The sky is falling!”
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