Introductions

Many Christians have taken up the notion that they aren’t “religious.” I’ve never really gotten the concept. I’m religious, my friends and neighbors understand this about me and that it deeply impacts the way I live and act. Call me crazy*, but I think this is a good thing. *I know some folks will call…

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Hocus Focus

Let me be clear, I do not resonate with Glenn Beck’s message. His take on American history is misguided at best, and his usurping of revival language grieves me greatly (even more so the complete lack of understanding so many Christians have about why his seizure of the language is wrong). I have no problem…

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Sign Ups

There is a bad trend, in every type of church, which sees the Christian faith as a product from the “comfort industry.” People want to have their egos stroked, contribute some money, and then be left alone. Community, however, requires that we all find ways to serve. It doesn’t emerge when people are simply sitting…

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Affirmation

Pastors sometimes like to project that we are “with it” at all times. Our message is seriously important, and so we feel that we need to look 100% holy and competent to assure it’s proclamation. The truth is that pastors, like all people, are mixed bag. At any given time I’m all the things mentioned…

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Wezlo, Wezlo

I’m preaching on Luke 10:38-42 this morning. It’s convicting. I actually don’t think the question is so much, “How many of us need to hear this?” Rather, I think it’s, “How many of us are willing to change when we DO hear it?”

As for the rest

Sorry I missed yesterday, I’ve hit a bug in ToonPaint, so the comic I had done wasn’t rendering. I decided to heed the message of comic, rather than bang my head trying to fix a bug. I don’t know when the bug will be fixed, we’ll see what I can do in the meantime.