Forgive
Forgiveness is a difficult thing. It’s difficult because we want to make it about the person we’re forgiving, but it’s really about who we are and who we serve.
Category: Pastoring
Pastoring is a 24/7 gig. This doesn’t always mean that you’re constantly being called for things, but it does mean that your mind/heart never stop pondering the state of the congregation you’ve been called to.
Hellish
I’ve had several personal encounters with “Trump Conservatives” in the past several weeks which have left me disturbed.
One Lord
The Sunday nearest Independence Day has, on occasion, provoked a question from some folks in my congregation, “Why didn’t we sing any patriotic songs this morning?” My answer is always the same.
Baptist Church Names
It’s amazing the types of things you can learn from a church name.
Responsible Freedom
We sometimes allow ourselves to hold on to the false notion that the “early church” was pristine and that all its theology was settled. The impulse this false notion leads to, especially among low-church folks like us Baptists, is that if we could only get back to the early church all of our problems would go away. But it’s a lie.
Biennial Reflections
I got to teach a continuing education tract at the ABCUSA Biennial. I have a few reflections on the experience.
