I wrote this post yesterday and forgot to get it into WordPress! It’s a continuation of Welcome to the Valleys Walter and Jeremy moved further into the city, but as they moved away from the walls the press of people began to fall away. The houses began to grow, and Jeremy even spotted some well-kept…
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.
In the Light
This is an edited manuscript for my sermon on John 3:14-21. It was originally entitled, “Lifted Up.” For this post I’m renaming it, “In the Light” as that better reflects the content. Jesus expresses God’s desire for the world and is it very simple and straight-forward. God loves the world so much that he sent…
Memories
On Saturday I was privileged to speak at Riverview Estates’ “Founder’s Day.” My message makes up today’s blog post. Memory is a powerful thing. It ties us to a reality greater than the world immediately around us. It connects our personal journey to the journeys of other people — past, present, and future. It reminds…
Getting the call
As part of our Annual Session celebration this year, The American Baptist Churches of New Jersey is putting together a book of pastor testimonies. These are to be based on one of several journey themes, and be limited to 200 words! As my contribution to this project, I wrote about how I got called to…
Meetings Smeetings
I don’t like meetings. The people who know me are currently thinking, “Tell us something we don’t know.” For everyone else, please let me explain why I don’t like meetings 1. Meetings are a form of psychological torture. At least, they are for me. I have no doubt there are people out there for whom…
