This is, to sum it up, baloney.What is going on with Ted? Why does he need to tell us, that only after three weeks in therapy, he is "completely heterosexual"? After I was in therapy for three weeks, I could barely tell you what I was feeling about myself. Please, Ted!Interesting thought in the New … Continue reading Denial is Not a River in Egypt

a·pos·tate –noun1. a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc.her·e·tic–noun1. a professed believer who maintains religious opinions contrary to those accepted by his or her church or rejects doctrines prescribed by that church.Over the course of the past year I have been called both of these words. Names, really. This is what otherwise good … Continue reading Name Calling

The folks at Kleenex are doing a good thing:Update. Turns out the band that composed the music are Christ followers.....

Anger is a delicate balance. On one hand, if you constantly fly off the handle, you get labeled as mean spirited and judgmental. However, if you are insincere with your real feelings, folks can see right through your false pretenses. It is hard to find the middle way.Ok. Here is what bugs me - passive … Continue reading Is It OK to be Angry?

Today, for the first time in years, I sat through most of the Superbowl. I had hopes that the commercials would be, as is usually the case, better than the actual game. I was pleasantly surprised by the game, played in pouring rain, and in particular for a victory for Tony Dungy, who is a … Continue reading Bring Back the Monkeys!

Sometimes it feels to me like the NBA has one up on the Church.In the NBA, if you get fouled too hard, and then really ticked at somebody, the unwritten rule (until recently) was that you could get back up off the floor, and well, DECK that so-and-so. Fisticuffs as a solution. Pugilism to solve … Continue reading Passive Aggressive Jesus

At the office. Need to take a mental vacation, if just for a minute.I would much rather be here right now.

And sometimes, I think my life feels difficult. I have no clue.....

As I approach the mid-century mark in age (cut me open and count the rings), I am rediscovering (refiguring?) a sense of call for my life. By call, I mean my perception of what it is that God wants me to do with the rest of my days here on this planet.I got the essence … Continue reading Leaving a Legacy

Tonight, after a busy week of real life and hardly any blogging, comes more from the mind of Steve Hayner on the Missional church. Remember those old videos of the early days of flight. What a pathetic bunch of early flying machines were put together by those early pioneers.Here are some thoughts about the way … Continue reading Failure is Painful