Well, here I am, with a pretty good start through this devotional and improvement series, when lo and behold, I have a conversation that I… Read More »“The Dove Lair” – Part 3

As you can imagine, I, as expected, have learned and relearned things in the process of applying The Dove Lair again. As I mentioned earlier,… Read More »“The Dove Lair” – Part 2

I’m going to use some rudimentary code to avoid spilling all the beans. Heck, we might even use code names. That’d be fun. It isn’t… Read More »“The Dove Lair” – Part 1

I can too, so I’m not telling. Besides, you’ll figure it out pretty soon anyway… Relax, there’s no reason blogging can’t be fun. Be salt… Read More »SHHHH. Can you keep a secret?

Hashtag You Only Live Once How many of your friends say this? How popular has it become to utter this phrase? How frequently do you… Read More »#YOLO

You should. My blog from the day before regarding a fantastic learning technique was a small part of a larger story. It might benefit others… Read More »For those of you who haven’t volunteered at Church yet…

I’ve been remiss on my blogging for the recent few months. I believe I have an excuse you’ll find acceptable, however… I’ve been offering the… Read More »Back to School…

I was having a conversation with a longtime friend the day after the Trump protests in DC. He’s an atheist, very liberal, and isn’t high… Read More »#BLM #TRUMP #PROTEST Jesus???

I’ve made it no secret that I have thoroughly enjoyed Ravi Zacharias over many years. I was introduced to him by my Pastor, Steve. Not… Read More »So, Ravi… Should we delete you and your work now?

I spent a few minutes tonight pouring over some numbers.  If you want to have some fun and read a few statistics, you need to carefully… Read More »COVID vs Abortion

My little boy turned 7 this week. He’s such a fun-loving and cute kid that I can sometimes forget his ability to be a holy… Read More »My son’s 7th birthday and a slap in the face…

I, for one, am getting just about sick to my stomach over what I hear leaking from the mouths of my fellow Christians. If I… Read More »Live your BEST LIFE NOW!

Most people don’t know what “antinomianism” means or how to define it. With no small irony, we appear to be eyeball deep within it at… Read More »Antinomianism and the Fall of Western Culture…

Honestly, I’d never heard of the term “derecho” in my life. Derecho /dāˈrāˌCHō/ is defined as a line of intense, widespread, and fast-moving windstorms and… Read More »Derecho…

…And blurting out, “We didn’t know what we didn’t know,” is no longer an example of acceptable tautology. Propaganda works.  We typically don’t refer to… Read More »Virtue Signaling isn’t Virtuous…

Every word you will ever utter in your time means something. Words, whether audibly spoken, chiseled on a rock, or gestured with sign language means… Read More »Black Lives Matter

Have you ever heard the term “Decoration Day” by someone in your family or among your friends?  We used to refer to Memorial Day as… Read More »Decoration Day (Memorial Day)…

Fill in the blank. If you’ve heard this uttered once, you’ve heard it a million times. Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and I’m sure the internet… Read More »I’d give anything for one more day with my _________…

Yes, I’m on a bit of a rant. No, I don’t make this is a habit. I’ve been silent in terms of my Christian blog… Read More »Anyone have a golden image I could worship?

I got up yesterday, the same as any other day, and did the things I always do. I wake up extra early. I do this,… Read More »I despise the mirror on days like today…

I question how well I am able to convey the happy dance without really looking silly. But… I don’t care. I am over the moon… Read More »Hello Pastor!

Yeah, I wrote that. I meant it too. I’m thinking through some serious considerations at the moment. I’ve also stumbled across a few elements other… Read More »My child frustrates me beyond words…

Provocative title, right? You’d think a “Christian” blog wouldn’t contain such harsh ideas or thought, right? Wrong. Sometimes you need a smack in the face.… Read More »When was the last time you considered killing yourself?

I’d rather listen to classical music or something in the alternative/prog metal or art rock than most anything else. I have quite a bit of… Read More »Nothing can save me now. It’s what I believe…

Somewhere I read a line about “Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the Earth.” You may have run across that in your travels.… Read More »Are you meek?

I’ve learned much more than I bargained for with you over these many years. People often linger and lament over the changes they’d make if… Read More »Despair and Reconciliation

Pity… I can’t seem to make a scratch in the armor of bad things that surround us. I can’t stop the pain, hurt, and sorrow… Read More »You know what I hate?

As I type this, I’m dizzy with thought. Whirling through my mind are many questions, and few answers. “Have I not been this selfish? When… Read More »The killing of innocence and the demonstration of forgiveness…

A number of years ago, I had a gentleman do the proverbial “pop in” to my shop. I own my business and work strictly by… Read More »Charlie

Can you be easily identified as a Christian by your fellow congregational members in the pew on Sunday morning? Most would answer yes to that… Read More »The Incoherence of Sunday Living…

You ever said that out loud? What about under your breath? Better yet, have you ever thought it about a friend? I have been uttering… Read More »I don’t want to have another friend. I don’t want to wonder how your life has been…

I heard that phrase uttered the other day and scoffed at it under my breath. I neither took it to heart nor did I truly… Read More »We need a pastor, not a performer…

Typically I view myself as a ‘decent’ dad. I’m no fool. I’m also not ignorant. When I hear people give me accolades as a ‘good… Read More »“You’re such a good dad!” …not really…

When the day is gone, and you sit listening to the world surrounding you, do you realize your flaws? I have been experiencing a recurring… Read More »Lord help me…

Algorithms today, especially those on social media, tend to be helpful, hurtful, and terrifying all in one tremendous vein. An algorithm is defined as a… Read More »You cannot kill me in a way that matters – the Algorithm, the Matrix, and the Shroom…

Our pastor recently announced that he was leaving ministry. He gave us all an explanation we could grasp and embrace along with a few weeks… Read More »Jesus Christ!

I had deliberated a bit on how best to approach my friend yesterday. I am cautious not to perpetuate an ‘anniversary’ of death, as I… Read More »LIVJOYFULL

3 all day long tournaments filled with 4th grade girls from all over a 100 mile area. 17 regular season games with 34 sets therein.… Read More »4th Grade Volleyball and the Edification Paradox…

But don’t get too heady just yet. As we drift from biblical literacy we relate less and less to the origins of the daily nomenclature… Read More »We speak biblical language more often than we know…

According to Hoyle. Have you ever considered the context of what it really means to experience or learn of a “Miracle according to Hoyle” in… Read More »Miracle Defined…

Isn’t that what they claim? Well… There’s a few problems with that. First, I’m not sure I’m cultured enough to know whether that holds a… Read More »Good art follows you around the room…

How can I be dismal at Christmas time?  We celebrate the birth of the child of God who walked the Earth and became our savior… Read More »LOVE!

That’s right.  I’ve fallen behind.  I have several blog posts started that are in various states of finish, but I don’t have any at the… Read More »Long time, no blog…

It doesn’t matter what the tragedy is, we often pause to pray.  Do we not?  Do you ever wonder why that is? I don’t mean… Read More »After this tragedy, we must pause for prayer.

In the context of an average Christian, what does the word “walk” mean to you?  It ought to be your practices, your application, the means… Read More »Walk…

Would you take that as a compliment in today’s culture?  Probably not.  Remove the idea that the assertion of negativity stemming from today’s culture and… Read More »You’re too critical…

I was hoping this nonsense would end, but no such luck. In fact, in full disclosure, the only way this stops is when we either… Read More »Colin Kaepernick, Identity Politics, and “Just Do It…”

And I’ve never been more ashamed in my life. It had been a long day.  I’d been waging a war with a monster bureaucracy a… Read More »My friend called. I didn’t answer…

Yup.  I’m circling back on some things from nearly a year ago.  …Which is good.  We need to reflect.  If I were truly Godly, when… Read More »Hot Sauce as the catalyst for Christian behavior? Interesting…

I have friends getting married today.  Dear friends.  They stem from different back grounds with different environments in which they were raised.  One a long… Read More »Today is the day…

THE GOOD I would like for you to watch this video.  Listen to the lyrics and pay close attention to the little bits of strain… Read More »There’s an angel in your life…

We all know the Apostle Paul wrote the letters to the Corinthians.  I was reading through 1st Corinthians and noticed Paul was correcting the church on… Read More »Yummy Potato Salad

I’ve been a reading a lot of C.S. Lewis in recent months.  I was drawn initially for the combination of literary complexity and the Christian… Read More »A Grief Observed

I had a person extol the virtues of abortion to me a short time ago while showing tremendous aberration towards the holocaust. I’ll admit freely… Read More »Abortion is as Holocaust does…

I experienced something that I never assumed possible.  Troubles with a trusted brother.  You know.  The kind you read about or hear about, but also… Read More »I type this with a Joyful heart… (Part 2 of 2)

I was dealt a considerable blow today. Have you ever had something happen to you that was really hard to wrap your mind around?  As… Read More »I type this with a heavy heart… (Part 1 of 2)

“Oh man…  It was only a matter of time after he said he was studying Latin.  I suppose I can look forward to all kinds… Read More »Ultra Vires

Yup…  You guessed it.  Here I was all high and mighty about my hard work on the Love Dare…  Yuppers, I’d undertaken and completed the… Read More »The “Love Dare” and my fall from Grace…

How often do you hear that phrase or something similar?  I can’t walk ten feet without hearing somebody say it.  Let’s take this in context… Read More »“God never gives you more than you can handle…” You sure about that?

“It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world.  It’s our job to raise children who will make… Read More »It’s not our job to toughen our children…

Do you ever get like that?  You and I know…  WE KNOW, God loves us and we don’t have any reason to get bummed.  But,… Read More »Yeah… I’m not feelin’ it lately.

If you think about this there are some pretty serious ramifications at play here and we’re gingerly skipping past too many of them without a… Read More »Alfie Evans has ascended and what did we learn?

Where have I heard that before?  It became popular on a book cover and then used widely on a campaign trail not so long ago. … Read More »It takes a village to raise a child…

Are they?  I had a really great discussion the other day with a delivery driver that came to my shop.  He noticed I was listening… Read More »Facts are facts… Face it.

  SPOILER…  I survived the Love Dare.  So did my wife.  So did our marriage.  At this time, we must pause our program for station… Read More »Lent and the Love Dare – Part 4 of 4

HALF WAY THERE, he said with a resounding sense of pride.  If the Love Dare was a week, this would be hump day…  😉  You… Read More »Lent and the Love Dare – Part 3 of 4

As I laid out in the first portion of this four part blog series, I had enjoyed watching the movie “Fireproof” with Kirk Cameron a… Read More »Lent and the Love Dare – Part 2 of 4

I’m not Catholic, but I’ve always enjoyed the idea of Lent.  If for nothing else I like the idea of giving something up in sacrifice… Read More »Lent and the Love Dare – Part 1 of 4

Haven’t they?  Seriously.  What tops your list of gripes about today’s youth?  They want it all given to them.  They don’t want to work.  They… Read More »Man, kids have changed these days…

I’ve been fortunate to have a handful by the way, and they’ve forever altered the quality and content of my life. What is a mentor… Read More »I wish I had a mentor…

Do you?  I doubt it.  I know I don’t nearly as often as I should.  In order for me to put this in perspective for… Read More »Give credit where credit is due…

And more importantly what to do when you stumble across it?  Well, the fact is, and I don’t mean to start this blog entry by… Read More »Postmodernism. You’ve heard me mention it, but do you know what it is?

Awakening from the Big Sleep I write this blog as a confession to you today.  If you read this blog at all you can see… Read More »Memories. Where do you get yours?

Yeah, I love a provocative title.  You know this by now.  Over half the time I contradict in the first paragraph that which I have… Read More »The Science of Christmas…

A Tale of Two Cities and One Sweet Little Girl… Today’s entry will be a bit different and also very personal to me… My dad… Read More »A Tale of Two Cities and One Sweet Little Girl…

“I need to be alone. I need to ponder my shame and my despair in seclusion; I need the sunshine and the paving stones of… Read More »Depression is the flaw in love…

Do you? Some time ago I was visiting with a friend of mine and he kept telling me how much alike I was to a… Read More »Grievances… I got em’…

Wrestle tuna nearly half my size, and fend off hungry sharks with a knife just barely big enough to spread butter on a bagel.  That’s… Read More »I wanna get dumped in the ocean…

I’m a football fan.  I played football when I was little and started JV the first two years in high school and started Varsity as… Read More »I just want to blog about love today…

Yes, as a matter of fact I believe it can be used as an example of what we seem to miss all too often when… Read More »The movie “Moneyball” can be used as a church building template? Say it isn’t so…

Do you remember the blog entry prior when I mentioned how I’d driven past THAT bag of trash a half dozen times and never bothered… Read More »I DIDN’T do it again…

I saw that bag of trash along the road near the same intersection I turn at every morning.  …And I drove right by it.  It… Read More »I did it again…

Everybody who has a heartbeat wants to make an impact on this.  Don’t we?  We hurt and we’re sorrowful.  We want to move forward, but… Read More »Mass shootings, gun violence, western culture, and you…

How often do you hear that in a day’s time?  I notice it often. “Hey, kudos on your spelling test son.  Awesome!” “Did you see… Read More »!!!AWESOME!!!

I didn’t.  Rest assured I do now.  It’s a great story too, so buckle in for a quick ride. Some of you are movie buffs.… Read More »“But if not…” Do you know the significance of this phrase?

Credo ut intelligam – Latin for “I believe so that I may understand” can be considered a mouthful.  If you do some searching around you’ll… Read More »Credo ut intelligam

Nobody mentioned that one to me before I entered into it. OK, that’s not true, and while wifey and I were the beneficiaries of some… Read More »Marriage is work? Where is that written? Because,

Conflict…  I experienced that yesterday.  I suppose you’d define conflict for my purposes as a clash between two things.  I was at odds within a… Read More »CONFLICT?

I stumbled across a video link on Kevin Sorbo’s facebook page the other day.  I typically don’t stop to watch every video I happen to… Read More »What do your children see when they look at you?

I dig this song.  Acoustic ballads are typically an easy relate anyway.  There’s very little clutter and by virtue of being a ballad, there is… Read More »“Just Breathe”

I make them.  Often.  Do you? I would almost state to you all that I fall into the category of having an “assumption battle” more… Read More »Assumptions…

If she’d lived to be 8 years of age, we’d have celebrated it today.  I look back through pictures of her older sister to that… Read More »Happy Birthday Mira!

I’ve had my eye on several support groups now for quite a while.  I’ll be very forthcoming with you about it.  There are things I’d… Read More »My support group only seems to support my negativity. Is that normal?

Relax.  I wasn’t feeling transgendered.  Rather, as a 43yr old white American male, I was actually self identifying as a teenage Scandinavian girl.  …An early… Read More »I’m feeling transgendered today. You suppose there is a version of the Bible that will support my notion?

Yeah, I said that.  We’re headed into some really interesting and revolutionary times.  There are some who resist things like technology on face value, much… Read More »If you can have anything you want, do you really need God?

Is that a silly thing to ask or what?  I’m hoping that at some point a fog machine is added to the 5 piece rock… Read More »15 Reasons We Should Still Be Using Hymnals? Are you kidding me???

The blog title is crap, I know.  …And cliche.  But you’re here, so let’s delve in. 1 – Cinematically speaking, this series is very well… Read More »11 Reasons why “13 Reasons Why” is good and terrible for you and your kids…

That’s what a kid said to me on Easter Sunday.  It may not seem like much to most of you, so let me paint you… Read More »Hey, give me $18 because it is Easter…

Ever heard of a band called “Broken Bells” by chance?  I was listening to a really snappy tune from them the other day and was… Read More »It’s too late to change your mind, you let laws be your guide…

Who woulda thunk it?  I recently happened across a piece on patheos.com where a self proclaimed millennial gave us the key to the kingdom as… Read More »Holy Moses! Millennials are people too…