I’ve spent much of my Christian life in churches which have been shrinking for decades, and that’s colored my understanding of what it means to be a part of the Church. What I’ve discovered, however, is that’s not necessarily a bad thing. It’s helped train me to help encourage positive change. There is a trap…
Author: Wes Allen
Wes got back in to Role Playing Games during the pandemic and it’s blown up into a wonderful mid-life crisis. He runs the DM Tales YouTube channel and website, GMs two campaigns, and plays online in another with some old friends. His “day job” is a Baptist Pastor in Philadelphia’s Jersey suburbs.
The Gospel in stained glass – Baptism
Jesus’ baptism is, perhaps, one of the most underplayed elements of the Gospel story. Christians seem to enjoy focusing on the amazing willpower of Jesus in resisting the Devil’s temptations in the wilderness, and so gloss over this watershed moment. We shouldn’t do that. Jesus’ baptism is generally regarded as the start of his public…
Stained Glass – Resurrection
This is the center panel of the stained glass window in Central Baptist’s sanctuary. The whole front window is, to me, some of the most fantastic stained glass I’ve ever seen – but this center panel is the most striking. This is as things should be. It is, after all, Jesus’ resurrection. There’s a lot…
Storm Front
I love the look of the clouds as a new front of thunderstorms rolls in. The sky becomes split between bright and fluffy and the ominously powerful dark of the approaching storm. As the approaching front draws near, sunlight begins to refract in interesting ways. My favorite moment is when the light turns thick and…
Recovering from a “Three Day Weekend”
I’ve determined that I don’t much care for three day weekends. Actually, that’s not quite true, I kind of enjoy the fun of three day weekends. What I don’t like is the aftermath. As an introvert, I have a finite amount of energy to expend dealing with other human-beings 1. When that reserve is used…
Unpacking Departure
There will be a brief exchange between Raleigh and Walter next week, but after that the town of Water Gap will be left behind. It’s a bit of a shame, really. Water Gap might be a small town by the standard of The Valleys, but it’s unique position in it’s society has made it develop…
