Ari and I were having a conversation a couple days ago about a relative that passed away recently and what was being left for the children in her will. Morgon, our 10-year-old, piped up: “Dad, when grandpa dies, is he going to leave you a lot of money?” Ari and I just laughed. We couldn’t help it—that’s… Continue reading What we’re leaving for the kids
Category: Thoughts
A Response to Francis Chan’s “I Gave Up on Unity”
I read this post on Francis Chan’s blog today: http://francisupdates.tumblr.com/post/8762288953/i‑gave-up-on-unity As comments are disabled on his blog and I have no idea how to get in touch with him, I figured that I might as well throw some thoughts in response up here on the blog and see if they help anyone out. Francis wrote: “[…] Until this… Continue reading A Response to Francis Chan’s “I Gave Up on Unity”
On being gathered together “In His Name”
In Matthew 18 there’s this really neat section in verses 15–19 where Jesus is teaching his disciples and teaching about conflict resolution within the Church. It’s a very corporate-minded teaching, and Jesus talks some about the authority and power that the Church has. He says in closing in verse 19: “For where two or three have… Continue reading On being gathered together “In His Name”
Call a Meatloaf a Meatloaf
It mystifies me how people take the same traditions and methods of modern Christianity, mix and match them in different ways, and expect to get different results. I’ve met people who are tired of the traditions of ‘institutionalized’ Christianity. They’re tired of doing the Bible studies, Sunday services, youth groups, Sunday school, etc., but when and… Continue reading Call a Meatloaf a Meatloaf
It’s not supposed to be strange
I’ve found that the question I’m always asked when people find out I’ve moved out to Sacramento from Tennessee is, “Did you move due to your job?” “No,” I tell them, followed by some variant of, “I came out here because I felt like it’s what God wanted me to do.” I’ll usually then get a strange… Continue reading It’s not supposed to be strange