Posted in Musings on May 16, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Mayer is one of my favorite artists right now. His songs are becoming more socially conscious, and this song, “Belief,” is a great example. Here are the lyrics:
Belief by John Mayer.
Is there anyone who
Ever remembers changing their mind from
The paint on a sign?
Is there anyone who really recalls
Ever breaking rank at all
For something someone yelled [...]
Posted in Musings on May 14, 2007 | 6 Comments »
Since I preached a Mother’s Day sermon this week, I decided to post the first installment of my sermon series on interpretation of Scripture.
Ellen thought that all she needed to know for the day was in the “promise box” she kept by her bedside. When there were tough times at work, a promise from the box [...]
Posted in Musings on May 7, 2007 | 6 Comments »
What follows is the sermon I preached this past Sunday. I’m planning to begin posting my sermons here. I began this sermon with a picture of a car crash on the screen behind me.
What happened here? Obviously, there’s been a wreck. We know that. There’s a smashed-up car lying in front of us. Fire and [...]
Posted in Musings on April 11, 2007 | 3 Comments »
Heather, Marcus and I recently spent a week on Hilton Head Island. What follows is a poem I wrote after our first morning there. Not great poetry, but what a beautiful place!
On a cloudy morning
I the guide, he the explorer
The shell-strewn beach our Sahara, Moon, Mars, Everything
We gather the broken homes of clams and oysters [...]
Posted in Musings on February 19, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Why are so many religious people in such need of knowing what happens in other peoples’ brains? Why must I know what you are thinking about issues that have nothing to do with the way in which we live our lives? Why is it not enough to know that we’re doing our best to live life in [...]
Posted in Musings on January 24, 2007 | 2 Comments »
The following quote is from a book I’m reading entitled “The Politics of Jesus” by Obery M. Hendricks, Jr. The italics are his.
“The primary purpose of biblical prophecy is to effect social and political change in a society. Prophets never uncritically support the status quo. Rather, their role is to challenge it. In our time, [...]
Posted in Musings on January 8, 2007 | 10 Comments »
I believe that, in the church, we are at an historic juncture. In the middle of a societal shift the vastness of which will not be appreciated for a hundred years, we must re-define what we see as truth. The church will lose its ability to communicate the Gospel effectively if we pastors do not help our [...]
Posted in Musings on August 30, 2006 | 5 Comments »
I traveled last week to Chillicothe, Ohio where I met up with Chad Harvey, a pastor friend of mine, to do some motorcycle riding. Part of the joy of riding is that, on trips like this one, you see so many unique people and places. On this particular trip, as I was coming around a curve on U.S. [...]
Posted in Musings on August 21, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Heather, Marcus and I had the pleasure on Sunday morning of attending worship at Fairfield Friends Meeting in Camby, Indiana. The church is pastored by Phillip Gulley, who has written the ‘Home to Harmony’ series and co-authored “If Grace Is True: Why God Will Save Every Person.”
The church is exactly what I expected from a [...]
Posted in Musings on August 7, 2006 | 2 Comments »
I was tagged by a friend, so here goes.
1. One book that changed your life:
Phillip Gulley and James Mulholland, “If Grace Is True: Why God Will Save Every Person.”
2. One book that you’ve read more than once:
Mark Twain, “Huckleberry Finn.”
3. One book you’d want on a desert island:
A Beginner’s Guide to Shipbuilding (I stole this [...]
