Holiness Reeducation

A recent poll shows that the recession has changed the ways Americans live and a lot of us are angry about it. No news there, but it got me wondering about how Christians are specifically being affected by the economic downturn? I am fortunate in that I still have a job, insurance, and my home. […]

It was a crazy 48 hours, heading back home to go to a memorial service, seeing 200 people, telling 200 people what life is like in Indiana, and squeezing in some brief but cherished moments with family. Well I woke up today and I was still Monday, so back to work and back to blogging. […]

Monday was the ten year anniversary of the horrible tragedy at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado. I have been think about Columbine a lot the last couple of days and remembering what it was like ten years ago. The day in April 1999 I was in my first year of seminary and working with […]

The podcast of my sermon on Hosea is up now. Click here

Somethings never change. Two beautiful days of spring warmth have returned to rain and cold. I am limping from another ankle injury and its Monday. So let’s get on with the excitement…. Marrying Prostitutes Yesterday I preached on the book of Hosea, one of my favorite Old Testament books. The title of my sermon was, […]

I absolutely love the folks over at Fail Blog. Their examples of human failures remind me of how fallible we all are. And so now they have inspired me. I am now going to add periodic examples of religious failures. This Hannah Montana Easter Basket I saw at Target is a major Easter Fail. Nothing […]

I am not sure if there is a theological term for it, but most pastors I know experience what I call an Easter hangover. Yesterday I could hardly function. I took two naps. But that is a beautiful feeling, having left everything you are on in a moment of celebration and worship. Every week should […]

Darkness came, evil enveloping the light of the world No one wanted to take the blame or the credit You crucify him, no you do it, they yelled back and forth No one wanted the blood of Jesus on their hands Slowly, excruciatingly, determined he walked Wood digging into open wounds Wounds given not because […]

Today is Maundy Thursday. The Old English word maundy comes from the the Latin mandatum which means command. The name comes from Jesus’ words to his disciples as they sat around the table the night he was betrayed. In John 13:34 Jesus said, “A new command I give you; Love one another. As I hve […]