It is Easter Monday, and this is the first day of what happens next. Kind of like the disciples waiting for Jesus in the upper room at the beginning of the book of Acts, we ask that simple question: Now what? He is risen! He is risen, indeed! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZN8IB_Dwj4 I'm really loving the new music … Continue reading What does your Easter ‘do’?
Distractions to the message
OK, I planned on writing a short post this month about the state of evangelicalism in North America, then a few key individuals died... John MacArthur, Hulk Hogan, Ozzy Osbourne, to name a few. Spiderman was a big deal in my early years, and then again later on, but I digress. The others were all … Continue reading Distractions to the message
Anabaptist 500
The 500th anniversary of the Anabaptist movement?! You don’t look a day over 200... We are living into a complicated history on a few fronts. Just yesterday the inauguration for the new commander-in-chief for the United States happened. It is the first time a convicted felon has been able to take the office of the … Continue reading Anabaptist 500
The problem with faith and power
Yes, I watched the opening ceremonies (mostly) for the Paris Olympics. No, I was not outraged. Actually, I was mostly impressed. Then I clicked on my social media to get into the shared experience of the Olympic games...because I love the Olympics. The back story... Even when they seem a little corrupt or the spirit … Continue reading The problem with faith and power
3 strikes and you are out!
“Don't plant your bad days. They grow into weeks. The weeks grow into months. Before you know it, you got yourself a bad year. Take it from me - choke those little bad days. Choke 'em down to nothing.” Tom Waits I recently preached on the passage from Exodus where Moses strikes the rock to … Continue reading 3 strikes and you are out!
