Bad Old Friends
An old “friend” came to visit me the other day. He makes many unwanted house calls. He is a pest and a nuisance. I need to get a...
I Broke My Head
What would you do if you fell down and painfully realized that your finger was dislocated and pointing in the wrong direction? Would you...
Jesus Meets Shame
3 Minute Read “Shame on you!” I’ve discovered that I’m too bald, too fat, too religious, too close minded, too white, too...
A Perfect Life on Fakebook
Do you ever have to snooze people on Facebook? I do. And it’s not over what you might think. It’s not politics. Or vaccinations. Or...
Coffee with a side of Division
And then there was that church that almost split over coffee. Coffee? Yes, coffee. To create a more welcoming atmosphere, Trinity...
Sucked Right Into Politics
Leslie Newbigin may have been a prophet. Back in the 1970s he predicted that as the West became more secular, politics would become the new...
Follow the Science
One of the newest mantras in our culture is “follow the science.” The science that they talk about is supposed to be the kind of data...
Tying the Devil in Knots
The self-titled amazing “Bishop Robert” took to the stage at a big conference and launched into...
Loving or Coexisting?
Loving or Coexisting? Is coexist the best you got? Have you seen those cutesy bumper stickers with the word “coexist” on them? The...