After several of my friends tagged me for the 25 things, I am relenting, and posting my 25 things. Unfortunately, as I am a somewhat dull fellow, I should only really post about 12 things. If you suffer from sleep disorders, read this, and you will very likely be snoring by #5.There is some unwritten … Continue reading 25 Random Things

I have been doing some Internet reading recently, and it seems that not all in the world of evangelicalism is bright and sunny. Storm clouds are on the horizon - an ominous change of sorts. Massive climatic change in the happy world of American evangelicals might be underway. Good bye Dr. Dobson, southern mega-churches, and … Continue reading What If It All Falls Apart?

James Taylor and Yo Yo Ma. Does it get any better?

Recently, I began some thoughts about our the alone-ness of our culture, and how we in the church seem to do only marginally less poorly than the rest of society at forming meaningful relationships.This is all quite bothering to me. Really.My observation, after more than 25 years in the Christian culture (Southern California - which … Continue reading Feeling Alone Part 2

The lovely lady on the right of this photo with our President is Megan Handley, a Fuller Seminary student, and great friend of ours. She knew Obama before he was famous. We did not.During Advent, Megan delivered a wonderful homily at our Wednesday night Advent Service at our church.You can listen to her homily by … Continue reading Megan Handley – Advent Homily

We will be spending April 17th with Sir Paul:

We take a break discussing church stuff, in order to catch a train, and DANCE!

We think we have lots of friends. We have Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, blogs, email, text messages galore.But not really.In reality we are....alone, disconnected, disjointed, and often bereft of friends. We Americans are pretty much lonely, and in many cases essentially alone. Solitary souls, often living our lives without meaningful relationships. It is getting worse, not … Continue reading Feeling Alone, Even in Church

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."Rev. Martin Luther King August 28, 1963

A fellow member of the Higher Calling Blogs is having a "best of" posting summary. Below is a link to what I humbly consider to be my "Best Of 2008".What I Learned From 2008 - Steven Norris