Moralism is the fear of the color gray. Gluttony is the fear of moralism. Bitterness is the fear of grief. Judgment is one of my deepest fears displayed in another. Jealousy is the fear that I’m being replaced. Manipulation Read More …
Our denomination held it’s annual General Assembly mid June 2017 in Greensboro, North Carolina. GA is a weird thing. It’s really a sweet thing to get to see friends and hang out and laugh together as well as meet new Read More …
We’ve been taught for a long time (and this is only getting stronger) that we must be true to ourselves, we must not tell others what to do, and we cannot ever question what someone thinks is right and wrong. Read More …
Act 1 — Julie and I met in the dorms at Mizzou in 1990. We were sophomores, and both journalism majors. We had a wonderful time finishing up school, dating, breaking up, getting back together, and wondering what was going Read More …
I recently read a passage from a book that was quite intriguing, and most applicable. I will share some of it with you now, and then share some of my personal thoughts on the matter. The author, R. A. Salvatore, Read More …
I don’t feel like I’m living the victorious Christian life right now. It’s been a bit rough lately. I won’t go through litany of details to try to prove my point in some online pity party. And my guess is Read More …
I’ve twisted and turned my mind into positions that elicit my purpose in life- something grand and elevated. But I realize my only purpose in life is to be humble. I get to the point in my week where I Read More …
[Please pardon a little bit of insider talk on this blog.] I first joined a Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) church in 1996 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Julie and I only spent a few months in Lincoln, but we were welcomed, mentored Read More …
“For with the judgment you pronounce you will be judged, and with the measure you use it will be measured to you.”—Jesus, Matthew 7:2 “If we don’t seek to understand, we will either react or judge,” said a trainer at a Read More …
Happy St. Patrick’s Day! If you don’t know the story of St. Patrick, it really is worth looking reading. He was neither of Irish descent, nor did he drink green beer (at least to my knowledge.) It is believed Read More …
As we worshipped in song Sunday, I wept. Thursday and Friday nights previous, I’d watched the documentary 13th about issues of race and incarceration. It is profoundly moving, exposing the shame of our nation-exposing my own apathy and perhaps willful Read More …
Lizzie Velasquez is a superstar. You may have never heard of her, but her 2013 TED talk has had millions of views. Lizzie describes how she grew up in a normal family, and she knew she was different. She has Read More …
We made this in conjunction with Crossroads PCA in Albuquerque and Midtown Church of the Nazarene. Special thanks to Catie Forester for editing the work and Jason Forester for designing it. 2017 Lenten Devotional
One of my all-time-most-favorite novels is Lamb, by Christopher Moore. The full title is actually Lamb, the Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal. Lest there be any confusion, this is not a book that most Christians would Read More …
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. I grew up with this well-meaning adage encouraging children to recognize that words, unlike sticks and stones, can’t really hurt you. This never held much weight for Read More …