My father, Roland, who you will learn about more in the weeks and months to come, is 85 years old, and served in the 5th Air Force during World War II as a B-17 pilot. More later on that.This past Sunday was my turn to teach the Sunday school lesson to the 11 o'clock Kindergarten … Continue reading Kindergarten Sunday School Connects with Real Life

This is too good to avoid sharing, with images like these. (HT to Hugh Hewitt) Interesting how that website makes me think about this. And to follow it up, I was struck today by the thoughts of Daniel Henninger of the Wall Street Journal, who connects the dots together in an interesting way about the … Continue reading Attitude is Important

Today was not an easy day. Unfortunately, now July 7th will have a similar, although possibly different meaning to the people of London that September 11th does to us. We will never forget.Two things to read and think about. First, this, which is quite scary to me. Al Franken needs to stick with comedy. And … Continue reading United We Stand with the British

Over the past several weeks, there has been much fomenting in the Blogosphere regarding the One Campaign, the G8 Conference, and Live8.Not to be the guy who is left out, I am taking a brief break from my church musings (I might still have more to say, but I am not sure) to give you … Continue reading Boy, Aren't We American's Swell?!

On this day after the 4th, we all need to remember the quality of character of the men and women who protect our freedom and work to bring freedom to others.Take a couple of minutes to listen to the story of a fallen hero. If you have dry eyes afterward, you are a tougher soul … Continue reading Remembering the Fallen

Today is the 4th of July. I our town we have a "Festival of Balloons" Parade, which is an event that involves a whole lot more people; kids, seniors, parents, and whoever wanders into the parade route than actual balloons. The photo to the right is of a two-story tall inflatable Lady Liberty, who wobbled … Continue reading A More Perfect Union or Perfect Society?

Over the past several days, my friends Rob Asghar and Tod Bolsinger have been discussing the same thing, on different yet parallel tracks. Rob has been discussing, as fairly as I think is possible, the history of profound failure in leadership at Hollywood Presbyterian. Tod is beginning what I hope will be a longer discussion … Continue reading I'll Take Jesus Door #3, Monty!

We just need a good therapistI have been very busy with work and family things this week, but two of my good friends have started in on further discussions of why the church lets us down, and how we let each other down within the Body of Christ. I often let other people down, including … Continue reading My Happy Place and a Tour of Hollywood

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