Sesssions, I’m Calling Bull Shit on Your Understanding of Romans
As a follower of Jesus, I am called to love others, to accept then for who they are, to embrace the marginalized, to openly serve the poor, those in need. I am called to see no one as “illegal.” I am called to walk with those who are being treated unjustly in our world. If we are unable to treat those who enter our land with love, grace, compassion and acceptance, we need to question who we are as a nation; we need to question our faith and wonder if we are truly following the teachings of the Divine through Jesus.
Face The Strange: changing to meet this generation
Are you looking for that new program you can implement in your church that will attract Millennials? After all, Millennials are weird, an enigma dancing …
The Death of the Evangelical Church
I could spend days, months or even years discussing the stats. I could come-up with reasons why I think those stats are right or wrong …
War Will Solve Nothing
All three, Jesus, James and Paul, remind us that as followers of the Divine we are not to be drawn into the culture that speaks of war. Our call is to be “counter-cultural” and stand with peace.
Vital Signs
What is the health of your Congregation?
What are the vital signs?
There’s been a great deal of conversation lately centering on an idea of being a …
The ONE Reason People Are Leaving The Church
I always get a kick out of all the articles entitled “ Reasons People Are Leaving the Church.” Over the past few weeks, I have …
What A Church Can Learn From A Large Family
When I was younger, what Shellene likes to call my ‘way back years’ before recorded time, I remember standing in line at the supermarket with …
Left Behind and Koinology
The other day I wrote an article centering on the idea of the Second Coming and the whole “Left Behind” series and how centering …
Something About Being Left Behind
NOTE: Well, it had to happen. Someone in Hollywood had to make a bad remake of a bad movie based on a book with bad …
A Voice on Immigration
I am certain we can all agree that America is the greatest country on earth. Over the past decades, our America greatness has been under assault …