Whatever Happens

Whatever Happens

I’ve been given some new equipment recently. One of which is a book entitled: Exceptionally Bad Dad Jokes. The subtitle is my favorite though: so frightfully awful, yet wonderfully spiffing. Here’s one of them: “A police officer caught two kids playing with a firework...
Reaching Across the Divides

Reaching Across the Divides

Living in a fallen world can make relationships of any kind challenging at times. But it’s been my experience that as we all continue to live and grow, great shifts can take place. I know I’m not the same person I was even 5 years ago. Maybe you’ve experienced a...
Prime Day or Attachment Day?

Prime Day or Attachment Day?

It’s that time of year again; Prime Day. Their tactic, get “Prime Big Deal Days”. For those who have Amazon or not, the allure is enticing. It is. Just this morning as I ran the garbage disposal I first heard, then saw, the spatula fly into the air. The result, sliced...
See Through a Glass Darkly

See Through a Glass Darkly

As Jesus was still walking the earth as a man, with his disciples gathered around him, he would often talk over their heads.  Indeed, if we are honest, we can relate;  I often read the scripture and find the words flying way past my ability to understand and apply...
A Review of “Still Time to Care”

A Review of “Still Time to Care”

Recently I read Still Time to Care by Greg Johnson.  The subject of the book is the rise and fall of the ex-gay movement, and more specifically, Exodus International.  I have an interest in the topic, but my interest in the book was personal because our very own Roger...
Unhelpful Ways of Managing Unhelpful Behaviors

Unhelpful Ways of Managing Unhelpful Behaviors

Unhelpful Behaviors What are you currently wrestling with in your life these days? Is it a compulsive addiction to sex, pornography, food, or alcohol? Perhaps the problem is with lust and it’s easy to objectify people or sexually fantasize about them for your own...