Last night Central Baptist Church had a movie night. It was supposed to be out on the lawn, but the weather forced us indoors. We showed Star Wars 1. Why Star Wars? I mean we are a church, and we had plenty of people who are not part of our church in attendance. Why not…
Category: Thoughts
Accidental Pastoral Care
Sometimes I find it fascinating how my accidents turn out to be opportunities for connection. This morning I attempted to text a Brazillian pastor who has been attending Central the past several weeks. As it turns out, I accidentally deleted his cell number before I saved it into my contacts. In an odd circumstance, another…
Math and moral philosophy
Have you ever head the phrase, “Two wrongs don’t make a right?” It’s what you say, for example, when someone has acted obnoxiously and a person is lead to retaliate with equal or greater obnoxious behavior. When confronted, the retaliator will typically resort to the defense, “But they did something just as bad to me!…
First thoughts on an upgrade
This past weekend my wife and I paid off our phones on T-Mobile and I thought, “Hey, maybe I’ll upgrade.” I was already planning on picking up a 6s+, but figured I’d do it around Christmas time as I normally do. With the phones paid off, however, I figured it would be fun to see…
Sometimes
I’ve written in the past about the strange world pastors inhabit. We come into spaces where people are at emotional extremes, from deepest grief to highest celebration, and we wonder if anything we do has any impact at all. We tell the story of Jesus, we try to share his love, and we long for…
