Depending on your political persuasion you might have some highly respectful nicknames to describe our President or you might have some rather negative ones that reveal your dissatisfaction. But how about this nickname: SHEPHERD? As in the “The president is my shepherd.” Sound strange? Is the president’s job to lead, protect, and defend our people?
I have [...]
For the past 30 years the American Church has waged a hard fought battle against the progress (or decline?) of American Culture. Lobbying for elections, picketing for social reform, developing coalitions such as the Christian Right, producing ultra-conservative news shows like the 700 Club, rallying most Bible-believing Christians to one Grand Old Party, etc., etc., [...]
Al and Peg Bundy, from the 1980’s FOX sitcom Married with Children were probably the most dysfunctional television family couple since Ralph and Alice Kramden of The Honeymooners. They were awful at parenting, corrupt as people, horrible to their neighbors, and as selfish as they could be. Al was a deadbeat husband, Peg was a [...]
Pagan is a word that has been used for centuries to describe unbelieving, secular, hedonistic, narcissistic people. It’s like a religious insult lobbed at those who operate outside of any religious community and therefore can be described as secular. In fact, pagan was an ancient word used to describe polytheistic people (people who believed in many gods). So, [...]
After giving my other blog-friends lots of lip for not blogging enough, I have been crazy-busy the past week and am just now checking into the blogosphere. Here’s what’s happening.
My brother James, who has worked for me this past year, packed up and moved home to Oklahoma for a new job. He worked hard and [...]
I’m not always feeling it. It being Blogging. It’s almost like journaling. Once a month I might have some revelation or personal experience that I actually want to journalize. Today is one of those “nothing” days.
So…, this morning I helped my wife get the boys up. Before work I enjoyed a hot mug of coffee at Panara [...]
So begins my journey into the virtual world of technology. Although I work in a brand new church setting that weds ancient Truth to Post Modern Experience, I must say that I’m not very Post Modern at all. I confess: I’d rather be listening to background Big-Band, enjoying the sweet aroma of Cavendish, drinking a piping hot cup of Java, and reading a [...]
