An Alzheimer’s Small Miracle
Three Words Alzheimer’s sucks. Hard. I was introduced to the effects of the disease about 4 years ago. I was in a writing critique group with an author who was retelling her story about how she’d lost her mother to Alzheimer’s. I remember reading her manuscript. About her mom. About her dad. And about their fights and fears, triumphs and …
Mother’s Day… Again?
Guest Post – DiAne Gates (www.dianegates.wordpress.com) Oh dear, Mother’s Day—again. One of the most difficult days of the year for me. February 17, 2001, forever changed my life. Our twenty-eight year old daughter suddenly died from a hemorrhagic stroke in her brain stem. Gone in an instant. She left behind a four-and-a-half-year old daughter, a seven month old baby boy, …
Same Sex Marriage, President Obama, and the Church
The President is Right. President Obama supports the constitutional right for same sex couples to get married. It’s big news. Huge news for both sides of the aisle. On one hand, the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans) community feels the thrill of victory. Their fight for equal rights for all Americans, regardless of sexual orientation, has taken a monumental step …
The Avengers Review
Avengers Unite! Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson Directed by Joss Whedon Action, Adventure : Rated PG-13 Quick Take: Who knew that a superhero movie not named Batman could be so good. Avengers fans have waited years for a movie adaptation of their favorite superheroes and this is that movie. Strong acting, pretty good story, explosions, a Hulk … …
Not So Black and White
I’m reading a book named Viral by Leonard Sweet (which I’ll be reviewing soon) wherein he intimates that Christianity is built on three personalities pillars of early Christianity — Peter’s simplicity, Paul’s complexity and John’s simplexity. I see a similar breakdown to characters in God’s grand play of history, but mine is far less interesting. To me, Peter represents the heart, …
What Men Want
The Secret to Making Your Man Happy. Hear the podcast: link It amazes me how men are portrayed. It seems the perception is that, when it comes to love and relationship, men are simple cave men with single track minds. The following shall serve as an example… Sex. Food. Sex. Sleep. Sex. Shh… Sports. Sex. Ooh. Sex. Half-truths! We’re more …
Should Christians Only Read The Bible?
Is the Bible the Only Book That Matters? There are many schools of thought, I think, when it comes to how to facilitate spiritual growth. In a meeting I recently had, I heard an impassioned plea for church to “get back to the Bible” as the sole source of reading. In these convos, the saying usually goes, “all you need …
Why You Shouldn’t Read My Blog!
Being “candid” means that I have no interest in setting myself up as a fictitiously happy, hiding-all-the junk, answer-man kind of minister.
I help Christians to (re)think about how to interact with the world and each other. In so doing, I hope to help restore the voice and authority of the Church in our society,
