Caught In the Web
I found this video on Aaron’s site. In my last job, I packed home a laptop every evening and occasionally worked from home.  What I did, determined how phone calls were routed for many internationally known companies.  I am just old enough to find that sort of mind boggling. About three years ago, I began to blog, something, which up until then, I thought was really stupid.  Soon it fulfilled a needed outlet for self expressio

What If…
I used to be a mourner, thinking about what I lost, but these days I am trying to follow the rhythm of God’s Spirit and see what is unfolding.  So, my eyes are on the spindly, little flowers of new life, blooming in the cracks of the sidewalks of prevailing and passing culture. I never wondered if there is a future for the church, because that’s a settled thing in God’s eyes.  So, I ask myself, where is the future for the church? I invite you to dream with me and ask y

White Suburban Christians and Disadvantaged People
I have always wanted to change the world, but it seemed like I didn’t know how and I didn’t know many people who presented huge socio-economic need. Oh, I had some experiences as a pastor working with drug addicts and we helped people in our little down-and-outer congregation in a multitude of ways… food and furniture donations, paying utility bills, transportation to therapy and drug rehab sessions.  We even did several random acts of kindness and washed cars for free, gave a

Who Have I Become? (Part 3)
My question implies that I have undergone some changes. That is almost laughable because so much has changed… externally, in my circumstances and internally, in my perspectives. I often say that my faith has been stripped down to the barest of bare bones and that I have become an enemy to my former self. Of course I can more easily identify things in my past that I no longer believe much easier than I can discern what is left and what may have grown stronger through tran

Who Have I Become? (Part 2)
I never intended to write a series of articles about what has happened to me, but writing is largely personal therapy.  So, this exercise has been helpful.  I have already considered changes in my political and cultural perspectives. In this post, I will consider the personal and psychological changes that have happened in the last few years. I used to be bound by responsibilities forced upon me because of my occupation. Now, I choose my responsibil