For the past couple of days I have been blogging on the rather narrow topic of what I think is wrong with the church I have attended for a number of years. Then today, I stopped by the blog of Keith Smith, and felt a strange chill - as my silly little life was put … Continue reading Keeping a Sense of Perspective

Gosh, how could this church have any problems?As I noted recently, the greatest tragedy in the sad church split that I have been discussing recently has been the inability of those in leadership to really focus on the things that are important, namely the unity of the church around the Lordship of Christ. The ordination … Continue reading Doing The Right Thing, Even if it Hurts….A Lot

This week, I came across a haunting article in the Wall Street Journal about the self storage industry. It seems that "whatever the strains and shortcomings of the U.S. economy, we Americans have a whole lot more stuff than we used to. How much? So much that there is enough space in rentable self-storage lockers … Continue reading Too Much Stuff

The Eye of the StormFor the last two posts I have been discussing errors in the media, and more specifically, errors found in this article, by one of America's most respected Christian periodicals, Christianity Today.As I mentioned, I contacted the writer of the article, and then had the opportunity to correspond via email with the … Continue reading A Response to Poor Reporting

Laundry out to dryAs I noted below, the dirty laundry of our church is now out for everyone to see. The problem is that only a few pieces of the wash-load really belong to us. It seems that certain items in the load got very mixed up during the "spin" cycle of our church drama … Continue reading Truth, or Hearsay

In Journalism, sometimes it helps to have lots of erasersAs some of you may know, our family has spent nearly the last year struggling with a very painful church split. As our church has somewhat of a "storied past", this split has made it, in modest ways, into the press. Having this mess aired in … Continue reading Trying to Tell the Truth

What should we do?...Last Friday I read a piece in the Wall Street Journal that is worth a look by us all. Although the Journal requires a sign up (which has a free period, before charging you) I have found this to be a quality publication that always make me think beyond the static we … Continue reading Terrorism for Everyman

Promotion time - life is moving on....I could weep. But not from sadness, or tragedy, or loneliness, or sorrow. My life is full, and busy, and blessed, and overflowing. I could weep from a strange mix of feelings. Life is moving on, and I, of all people in my family, am not quite ready for … Continue reading Leaving Two Schools and Growing Up

Whole lotta shaken goin' on Baby!Check this out:TO - TSUNAMI WARNING SYSTEM PARTICIPANTS IN ALASKA/BRITISH COLUMBIA/WASHINGTON/OREGON/CALIFORNIAFROM - WEST COAST AND ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWSSUBJECT - TSUNAMI WARNING BULLETIN - FINALBULLETIN NUMBER 2ISSUED 06/15/2005 AT 0409 UTC...THE TSUNAMI WARNING AND WATCH STATUS IS CANCELED FOR CALIFORNIA - OREGON - WASHINGTON - BRITISH COLUMBIA - AND ALASKA...Ok, … Continue reading Tsunami Warning…Never Mind!

Thanks to my friend Tim Thompson in Canada, I have now found out that I am:68% Evangelical Holiness/Wesleyan64% Emergent Post Modern54% Roman Catholic54% Neo Orthodox43% Reformed Evangelical36% Modern Liberal25% Fundamentalist (phew)14% Classical Liberal14% CharismaticI find this interesting, as I grew up marginally Methodist, but accepted Christ as a part of involvement in an evangelical Presbyterian … Continue reading Mr. Evangelical Holiness Wesleyan