I read a social media post on looking to the church for moral leadership instead of political leaders Even looking to some churches, or to the views of the universal church “majority” for moral leadership can be problematic at certain times in history. A...
You Do You. “Public service announcement: “You do you” is not actually a Christian idea. “You do you” is how fallenness happened. It is too often followed by “hold my beer.” The last thing any of us needs is for me do me when Jesus has so blatantly and wisely asked me...
For years I have observed the regular use of marijuana (THC) in teens escalate into paranoia and then into full blown episodes of psychosis, resulting in diagnoses of bipolar disorder and other chronic mental health problems. The casual attitude about the use and...
I was sitting next to a friend at a luncheon and the subject of teachers with guns in schools came up. She, a former teacher, said, “They took the Bible out of the classroom. Then they took paddles away from the teachers. Now they want to give teachers...
A little excerpt from my sermon today entitled “Ebb and Flow, Come and Go, To and Fro” “The sign of the fish is a symbol that Christians have used since the time of the birth of the church, during times of persecution and in times of...
In the early 2000’s, as I began my formal training in Christian Education, I discovered several models of Faith Developoment. One that resonated with me most was that of John Westerhoff, in the book, “Will Our Children Have Faith?” (New York:...
