I have been amazed in this season how many people simply believe their feelings are the greatest determinant of truth. You could read the Bible to them and if they don’t like the way it “feels” then it’s a nope for them. Lest you start talking post-Christian culture, I am [ … ]
Talking to the Absent Jesus
Do you have a place for important things? Throughout my life I have wasted countless time looking for essential things when I needed them the most. I hate looking all over the house for my keys when I am running late. As I have grown older, I have decreased my [ … ]
Race is not everything. But it is something.
I am a middle aged guy in an interracial marriage. Let me say, the world is not colorblind and neither is the church. That’s neither good nor bad, it just is. When we had children, I hated that my son was always the only child of color in the room. [ … ]
Don’t try to be a big shot
Sometimes it’s remarkable that you can get some of life’s most profound lessons from the most unlikely places. My wife Tracey comes from an Orthodox Jewish background on her mother’s side. Her grandma Rosa talked with an almost stereotypically Jewish Long Island accent. She had a bunch of phrases that [ … ]
The Narrow Door
Listen to what I am saying before you judge me. I really, really want to be a universalist. I think you have to have something wrong with you to desire anyone should go to hell. I hear all the arguments about Christian universalism and they sound so good and loving. [ … ]
The Myths of MLK and Jesus
Throughout my youth Dr. King was a hero of mine. As I got older and began to read his writings and listen to his speeches, I found his legacy more complex than I was able to reconcile. I loved the message of racial equality, I truly didn’t know what to [ … ]
The Death of the Father Heart Message
They have been teaching for years that God is in a good mood yet that seemed to change when the current presidential administration was threatened.
3 Books I am Reading Over the Holidays
The Bullet Journal Method — Ryder Carroll I am tired of juggling task lists and brainstorming sessions. I was using Google Keep to keep random lists of things either tasks or ideas. I moved most of my task lists to Google Tasks which I liked but it was not perfect. I use Trello [ … ]
An Open Letter to the Charismatic Leaders who “Got It Wrong” in This Season
With the advance in the teaching of spiritual authority in the last 50 years, there has sadly been a lack of teaching on responsibility that comes with it. This has partially caused a great divide between the privileges of church officeholders and their level of accountability. There are now a [ … ]
Growing in this Season of Failed Prophecies
I often find myself sitting across a meeting space with people wanting counsel in times of transition. There are some common threads to these conversations. People are in a season of transition. They feel uncomfortable with where their decisions have taken them. They are looking for approval to move into [ … ]