I’ve written about this before, but I’m seeing it pop up the last couple of weeks and thought to reflect again. Our culture loves the idea of “celebrity,” and this notion has impacted the church a lot more than Christians like to admit. We have own celebrities – worship leaders, musicians, and pastors – and…
Category: Thoughts
Silence
I do kinda like people 1, but I adore silence. I’m not the type of person who enjoys background noise, I find it incredibly distracting. Other writers have “writing playlists,” I don’t understand the concept. This becomes fun when I’m attempting to concentrate on something in a group setting, especially with people who process vocally….
A look into my head
I’m a regular in a podcast called “Theotek” and was recently profiled in a “get to know the team” interview. The video is embedded below, and to help with viewing I’ve listed some points of interest in the conversation. If you watch only one segment I encourage you to jump to around 32:17. At that…
#Resist
This comic makes me uncomfortable. I tried to make my discomfort readily apparent in the panel. My face is etched with sadness, not anger. My eyes are colorful, but weary. My words are in light font and all lower case. The comic isn’t a victorious rallying cry, it’s grief. But, nevertheless, here were are. What…
Visitors
While many dark things happened this weekend, I was blessed to have two friends visiting us for worship on Sunday. It’s always fun when I have friends experience my Central Baptist family, and I snapped this photo when they weren’t looking. And turned them into a comic. While I wasn’t concerned with what my friends…
Faith In Action
Introduction Below is an edited version of the sermon I preached on January 29. It’s loosely based on James 2:14-26. “Loosely” because it’s not the sermon I had originally prepared. Events of this past week gnawed at my conscience, and led to a complete re-write Sunday morning, beginning around 6 AM. Message I had a…
