Note: If you don’t know what *nix is, this post will utterly confuse you. Instead, let’s go get coffee and chat. Being part of a Christian congregation is frequently frustrating for me. This not because I don’t love the people, nor is it because I look at the congregations I’ve been part of and think,…
Category: Thoughts
Just my general thoughts on things.
Accordance Training Seminar – Top 10 Reasons to Come
On March 19th, beginning at 9AM, Central Baptist Church will be hosting an Accordance Training Seminar. Registrations have been… a little slow… so I’m giving you the top 10 reasons to come to the Accordance Training Seminar in Palmyra, NJ. 10. Discover that there really is something in New Jersey between Philadelphia and the Jersey…
War
For the last couple of weeks I’ve been watching “The War” by Ken Burns on Netflix. I guess Veteran’s day is as good a day as any to share some reflections on the nature of this documentary series. First, due to my Mennonite background, I lean heavily towards a pacifist expression of the Christian faith….
Communication Bottleneck
There are a great many times when, as a pastor, I feel lonely. It’s a sense that stems from a repeated sense that I live on a different planet from people who really want to do ministry with me. The sense of being divided from these in language and thought-process leaves me feeling like an…
Behind the Pain
Since I began posting the “Painfully Hopeful” strip with regularly I’ve had a lot of folks ask, “How do you do that cartoon thing?” I’ve mentioned that I do it all on my iPhone, but let me take the time to show you the process… Today, I learned another trick that I can do in…
Back from Vacation
For the past two weeks we’ve been away on vacation. It was a good time that took us up to Massachusetts and then down into Virginia. Normally, I don’t like spending that much time in the car, but in this case it was worth it. First, we travelled up to Massachusetts and visited my wife’s…
