I’ve been seeing some posts recently on two related “church trends.” The most prominent is a conversation with Rachel Held Evans on Relevant Magazine’s web-site. This conversation springs out of her new book Searching for Sunday. The conversation is interesting, and makes me want to go out and get a copy of the book for…
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.
Fiction Tuesday – Moving On
Jeremy gulped and backed away from the others. “You’re going to throw me into a ravine?” Much to his relief, Walter barked a laugh and Ama giggled. “No lad, not at all,” Walter chuckled. “Though after you get there you might wish we had thought of that.” “Old Fox, that might be over stating a…
Ministry “Just Because”
I’ve written about this before, but one of the things I like to do when I’m on “staycation” is to attend worship at Central. It’s fun going to worship with the same folks to serve God alongside week after week when they acknowledge you’re not there in any “official capacity.” This Sunday was extra fun…
What’s in a name?
This week, for Spring Break, we travelled to my in-laws’ house. For the past several years I’ve watched the progress of an old super-market being converted into a new church building and remarked on it’s apparently completion to my mother-in-law, “It looks like their building is done.” She nodded to be and said, “Oh yes,…
Moses, Texas, and Social Outrage
Yesterday, I saw a post on Facebook in the form of a blog entry which claims Texas has voted to list Moses among the Founding Fathers in their new educational standards. I have learned to be skeptical of sensational blog posts, especially if I’m moved to immediate outrage by it’s headline, so I went looking…
A WordPress Milestone
Today I got a notification which sort of blew my mind. I have hit the “100 Follower” mark on this blog. I really am humbled that people would actually want put my blog on their daily reading schedule, and I’m glad for each and every one of you. So, thank you. The primary reason I…
