For the last couple of months my long-term focus was on developing the Student Chaplain retreat. Â 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. Â 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.” Â 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. Â 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! Â 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…
