I was recently asked by a fellow pastor, “Wes, are you going to show something new every time we get together?” When I responded what this pastor meant they replied, “Well, I still haven’t figured out the last tool you showed off.” I get this pastor’s point, the problem is it springs from a mentality that…
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.
Learning to Change, Changing to Learn
Man it’s been a while! I was sent a link to the video below this morning by a friend who thought I would enjoy it. She was right! It is a series of reflections on the shift in narratives that education must take if we are to truly educate people in this intensively connected world….
Olive Tree Reader Beta
I did this video last week, and announced it on twitter. The fact that I didn’t put it on my blog is a sign that my on-line activities are shifting a bit. Though I would like to get in the habit of blogging more provided I have something to say, and don’t become a ranting…
Wordle of Acts 10
I’m currently writing a retreat for Eastern’s Student Chaplains. This year’s focus will be on the centrality of testimony to the Christian life and journey. The first session will spend some time in Acts 10, detailing Peter’s encounter with both God and Cornelius. On a whim I wondered what Acts 10 would look like…
MLB major #fail
Last night, when the Phillies came back to win the game and take a 3-1 lead in the NLCS my gang and I were all amazed by the lack of any kind of excitement on the part of the TBS broadcasters. To be honest, this z-level broadcast team seems to talk about the Dodgers constantly…
Hanging with the gang
My neighbors and I are baseball and football fans, so we’ve taken to getting together and watching games together. Football has been the ideal gathering, because we all crash at someone’s house and enjoy the game. It’s a lot of fun. Yesterday we did a double-header, crashing at my house for the Eagles game and…
