For the last couple of months my long-term focus was on developing the Student Chaplain retreat. It’s quite a bit of work, preparing a retreat, but it’s rewarding to focus on a particular topic with a group for an extended period. In fact, the chaplain retreat is a highlight of every January for me. This…
Month: January 2010
Time for Christians to listen
You know, when an Agnostic Jewish news satirist starts quoting Scripture to a TV Preacher and, frankly, makes a whole lot more sense of a tragedy than the preacher – something is seriously “off.” Do we really care so little for our testimony to Jesus’ Kingdom that we’d rather spend our time trying to show…
Someone as bonkers as me…
In case you were wondering where I got my idea for the online Bible study from, I must admit it’s a derivative idea. I’m not naturally that creative. Father Matthew Presents is a hysterical look as aspects of the Christian faith from an Episcopal perspective – he does a great job! I particularly enjoy this…
As if I didn’t have enough to do…
For the last several months I’ve really felt, for the first time in my pastorate here, that Central Baptist really needed a Bible study. Not a new small group or fellowship, an honest-to-goodness sit down with the text Bible study. After all, if we’re going to have a Church that is literate reading Scripture together…
Avatar, Thoughts
This past Monday a friend of mine and I went to see Avatar in 3D at a local theater. I’ve been meaning to get my thoughts on the movie down, and so here I go. First, if you go to see this movie, see it in 3D. The visuals are stunning and the digital 3D…
