You know, when an Agnostic Jewish news satirist starts quoting Scripture to a TV Preacher and, frankly, makes a whole lot more sense of a tragedy than the preacher – something is seriously “off.” Do we really care so little for our testimony to Jesus’ Kingdom that we’d rather spend our time trying to show…
Category: Pastoring
Someone as bonkers as me…
In case you were wondering where I got my idea for the online Bible study from, I must admit it’s a derivative idea. I’m not naturally that creative. Father Matthew Presents is a hysterical look as aspects of the Christian faith from an Episcopal perspective – he does a great job! I particularly enjoy this…
As if I didn’t have enough to do…
For the last several months I’ve really felt, for the first time in my pastorate here, that Central Baptist really needed a Bible study. Not a new small group or fellowship, an honest-to-goodness sit down with the text Bible study. After all, if we’re going to have a Church that is literate reading Scripture together…
Books I (remembered that) I read in 2009
My good friend Chris put out a list of the books he’s read in 2009. I liked the idea so much I decided to blog my own list of books I read in 2009. Those I remembered that I’ve read, at least. Before I start, let me thank Delicious Library for their excellent software that…
The War on Advent
During one of my Advent sermons this year I remarked, “I don’t think there really is any such thing as a ‘War on Christmas.’ At least, if there is one then they’ve apparently missed. I do, however, think there might be a ‘War on Advent,’ and that churches and retailers are inadvertently allied in that the war.”…
Advent 2009
It seems every year I end up bemoaning the Church’s complete ignorance of the season of Advent. First, we get caught up in the culture war mentality which lashes out against the “War on Christmas.” Second, we pack our schedules so full of december activities that it seems we don’t have a single moment to…
