Sabbatical (2017) Report
A little over 2 years ago, I took a sabbatical. A sabbatical is a special sort of time away that people in ministry or other… Read More »Sabbatical (2017) Report
Personal
Future Secession? Part 1
I have a new thought about the future division in the US. My thoughts on this topic were crystalized with the report that the Colorado… Read More »Future Secession? Part 1
What to do with Santa?
We “do” Santa Claus at our house. You might be surprised… That means we have a special gift near the fireplace that is “from Santa”… Read More »What to do with Santa?
General Questions and Thoughts about Christmas & Santa
Ok, someone asked about my thoughts about the celebration of Christmas, especially for Christians. I assume this is in response to my thoughts about Halloween…… Read More »General Questions and Thoughts about Christmas & Santa
Response to Men Prefer Debt-Free Virgins Part 3 (and most important part)
Examining the article recently published about Men preferring Debt free virgins without tattoos – To summarize: in an article that makes the claims she makes, I… Read More »Response to Men Prefer Debt-Free Virgins Part 3 (and most important part)
Response to Men Prefer Debt Free Virgins – Part 2
But instead a stance taken against girls going to college. Here is the “logic” of the article. Men prefer debt free virgins without tattoos. College… Read More »Response to Men Prefer Debt Free Virgins – Part 2
Political Issues and Christians and the Johnson Amendment Part II
Many on the other side of this case make the argument that the amendment limits their freedom of speech. They say that it means that… Read More »Political Issues and Christians and the Johnson Amendment Part II
Political Issues and Christians and the Johnson Amendment
Political issues In general, I am a big fan of Christians being motivated by our faith to be involved in protecting the liberty via the… Read More »Political Issues and Christians and the Johnson Amendment
Confederate Monuments, School Names, and more… REL Tyler, Texas
Here in Tyler, Texas, we have a school named “Robert E. Lee Highschool”. It is really a pretty good public high school. Like all public… Read More »Confederate Monuments, School Names, and more… REL Tyler, Texas
Rites of Passages, The Basics
As a counselor and a pastor… and as man, rites of passages are very important to me. Throughout history and across people groups, rites of… Read More »Rites of Passages, The Basics
The Uncommon Life – Part 2
I am sorry that this two part article got broken up. You might go back and refresh yourself with the first part again. This level… Read More »The Uncommon Life – Part 2
What to do when someone threatens suicide
This is an era of when suicide is a part of the cultural conversation again, we need to be prepared to engage with it in… Read More »What to do when someone threatens suicide
Confederate Monument Controversy – Part 5
Crisis Culture In our crisis-based nation (we seem to have almost no culture except for the culture of crisis… which, by the way, I assume… Read More »Confederate Monument Controversy – Part 5
Confederate Monument Controversy – Part 4
Christian Ethic #2 for this conversation: So, what about in 2017? Should we be removing monuments to Confederate Leaders? Well, there certainly is wisdom in… Read More »Confederate Monument Controversy – Part 4
Confederate Monument Controversy – Part 3
Here is a historical and human truth: Essentially every human being has aspects of their lives that are noble (did you know that Hitler was… Read More »Confederate Monument Controversy – Part 3