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The Danger of Romanticizing “the Ministry”
I watch boys on Wednesday nights. Lots of rambunctious, loud, sweaty, muddy-sneakered boys in continuous motion. I can barely keep up...
Apr 2, 20154 min read


So You’ve Been Hurt by the Church
We affectionately called her “The Demon Dog.” She was rescued from an abusive owner, and now her new, loving owners had brought her to...
Feb 16, 20152 min read


Interpreter Please! –The Weird and Wacky Things Church People Say
I love the local church. I’ve given a big part of my life to serving it. And one area in which I love serving the church is helping us...
Feb 8, 20154 min read


Dining at “McChurch”–Where We Went Wrong When We Started Church Hopping
I recently listed on paper the names of the twelve churches I have regularly attended during my life of forty-something years. That...
Oct 10, 20142 min read


So You Had a Bad Dad
I can imagine some who read my annual Father’s Day posts on social media may feel slighted in the Daddy-hood department. Of course you...
Jun 15, 20142 min read


What I’d Want You to Know if I Died Today (Yeah, This is Weird)
Image credit: alsglobal.com When plane passengers experience strong wind turbulence, they do what comes naturally. Some pray, some panic....
Feb 4, 20142 min read
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