Pumpkins, Fist Fights and a Palestinian.
Sometimes the most seemingly disconnected events can be saying the same thing. Human hearts cry out for the same thing, expressed in different ways. Love!
Galaxy Quest. There's No Such Thing as an Atheist!
What if our space exploration is really a faith search?
How to Tame a Crocodile. Race Relations in America.
Come away from yourselves! Ignore the news reports, stop reading the memes and lock your eyeballs onto another human being! Seek to understand rather than to be understood.
Smooth Operator. The Secret to Conquering Everything!
If you can control your mind, you can control your world. Not the world around you, but the world you live internally. No amount of muscle can do this for you.
Go and Get 'Em. The Art of Loving People.
For the church, “Come and get it” can no longer be the only ticket on sale.We have opportunities to be effective, relevant and healthfully engaging our communities - and we don’t have to plan any of them! It's about the art of loving people!
Fear Drives, Love Leads.
When we understand what fear is and what it can do, it can become powerless, defeated, deflated.
Eating the Elephant. Race Relations in America.
In my white, rural upbringing - living on a farm with chickens and ducks - I’d been insulated from the experiences of my brothers and sisters of color. I thought I had a clue. What I found out was that I wasn’t even close
America Gone Wild!
America has gone wild, it’s out of control! It’s shameful! Disgusting! Have you had enough yet?
Orlando Nightmare. What's wrong with us.
I don't venture into the political or controversial realms in my writings. I intentionally chose a different tack several years ago and I've stuck to it. But I feel something deep and very personal in this.
Decaf Jesus
Decaf Jesus is a spirituality that’s there just for the pleasantries. It really doesn’t do much for us other than make us feel good. It doesn’t enliven us, doesn’t put “hair on our chests”.