The Road Travelled

The Duolok strode through the city gates, given a wide berth by the traders and travelers near it. It’s mane of leaf-like hair poured over his shoulder, forming a scratching sound as it rubbed against the rough skin of his naked back. Scholars believed Duoloks could tell the identity the own kind simply by this…

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Shown Up

This is an edited manuscript of my sermon on Luke 14:1–6 for February 8, 2015. Today in Luke we join the story as the Pharisees were getting ready to examine Jesus. They wanted to see what this guy was all about. Jesus, after all, had a growing reputation and they probably wanted to see if…

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Time

Ever sit down to write something only to find you can barely keep your eyes open?  That’s me at present. I was all set to write a post on the currently US culture as a breeding ground for toxic beliefs and I just can’t keep my mind in focus. I’ll have to get to it next…

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It’s a Major Award!

I’ve been nominated for a Liebster Award by my friend, Jamison Swift. He blogs at Second Runnings and you should definitely check his stuff out. Thanks Jamison! According to rule number 6 below I would like to say, “I’d like thank all the people who made this achievement possible.” The Rules Thank and link the…

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A time to build

For the last several years the church I pastor, Central Baptist Church of Riverton-Palmyra 1, has been in a bit of a holding pattern. We became increasingly aware that our organizational structure was not only non-functional, it was actually serving to take energy from the congregation. Central was a organizational vampire which folks both loved…

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Beautiful Riverview

This morning I’m leading chapel down at Riverview Estates, a local assisted living facility for which I’m privileged to serve on the Board 1. By the time chapel begins there might be 15 people there, and over the years the faces have changed – a lot. Some folks will sing with great joy and exuberance,…

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