Category Archives: Rants

Trying to go deep in the shallow end of the pool

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Yesterday my good friend and former youth group student Wade Baker posted a link on my Facebook wall on the topic of Christian music that started an interesting conversation and inspired a couple of thoughts that I wanted to address … Continue reading →

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Can you be part of THE church if you’re not part of A church?

Posted on August 9, 2011 by

As seems to have become my habit lately, I’ve been off the blogwagon for longer than I intended. The inspiration to write has been sidetracked by a number of distractions, other priorities, and frequently just plain laziness. Most often, though, … Continue reading →

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Justice is served?

Posted on May 2, 2011 by

“Ding-dong, the witch is dead!” Was the last thing he said Before the bullet pierced his head. This morning America woke to the news that Public Enemy #1, Osama bin Laden, is dead. The man behind the most brutal terrorist … Continue reading →

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Where good ideas go to die

Posted on January 27, 2011 by

“Daddy, what happens to good ideas when they die? Do they go to heaven?” “No, honey. They go to church.” We’ve all got them…really good ideas that never become good actions. I’m not talking about those ideas that are really … Continue reading →

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How do you jumpstart a sputtering blog?

Posted on January 24, 2011 by

For the past 3  or 4 months, I’ve had about the most severe case of writer’s block I can ever remember. Maybe it’s because what little writing I’ve done lately has by necessity flowed into lesson planning, sermon preparation or … Continue reading →

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Why I “like” Obama, “dislike” Palin, and why this post has nothing to do with politics.

Posted on July 30, 2010 by

This will come as no surprise to those who know me well, but I’m a pot-stirrer. I have a tendency to say and do things on occasion just to provoke a reaction that will create conversation. And so when Facebook … Continue reading →

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Never ask for blog ideas on Facebook

Posted on February 5, 2010 by

I knew it was a bad idea as soon as I clicked “Share.” I had just realized that  I hadn’t blogged in a month, and I asked my Facebook friends for ideas on a topic. And from my friend Don, … Continue reading →

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Show me da money

Posted on October 15, 2009 by

It’s a trip. It makes the world go ’round. It’s what I want. Cash. Bread. Dough. Moola. Dinero. Pastor Steve’s recent sermon series on Generosity has got me thinking a lot lately about money. Not in the “love of it … Continue reading →

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Time to go all Old Testament on you…

Posted on September 22, 2009 by

Because I’ve been teaching a couple of classes on the Old Testament for the past few weeks, it’s really been influencing my thinking of late. It seems a lot of Christians don’t like to spend much time in the Old … Continue reading →

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Church…or crutch?

Posted on July 15, 2009 by

Earlier this week I was in a meeting where part of the discussion centered around “marketing” the church. The discussion itself isn’t really what was important, nor was the specific topic. But it rubbed up against something in my subconscious … Continue reading →

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