When I was a Junior in college I remember collapsing into a chair in a professor’s office. I’d just had an encounter with the type of anti-intellectual attitude which would eventually drive me from Evangelicalism, but at the time it was like be blindsided.
Tag: love
Something I’d Forgotten
There is an obvious evolutionary advantage for babies to be cute, but I find the bond to be mystical rather than mechanistic.
The Call to Love
I came across the above quote in recent days and it strikes my conscience as one of the great obligations for Jesus’ disciples in this world.
A Sad “See You Soon”
Last night I said goodbye to a friend. Pastor Ronnie and his family had been part of my life since September of 2015, when they showed up in worship and he let me know he was looking to plant a Brazilian Baptist congregation. Central had been one of several churches identified as possible locations by…
The Power of Love
This power is an edited version of my sermon for November 13, 2016. It’s based on Matthew 5:43-48 Jesus Calls his disciples to be different. This is something Christians will frequently point out, but rarely reflect upon. The truth is, everything Jesus taught, and especially the contents of the Sermon on the mount, reveals a…
Show and tell
Several years ago a new resident of Riverview Estates, Miss Peg, began attending worship at Central Baptist. She’s a wonderful lady. She is joyful, inquisitive, loves to laugh at herself, and is a tad bit mischievous. Really, she’s my type of person. If you read my blog with any regularity, Peg is often sharing her…
