I came back into pastoral ministry after a six year hiatus. During that time I lived my life in “the real world.” I was the Director of a private preschool with 160 children, comprising about 120 families, and employing about 40 employees. During that time something called the Emergent Church became a bit of a [...]
Archive for February, 2007
What’s it all about?
Posted in Christianity, Ministry, Religion, church on February 28, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Wilber
Posted in Christianity, Iraq, Religion, church on February 26, 2007 | 6 Comments »
A couple of Sundays ago I got my tongue tied and referred to the great British social reformer William Wilberforce as Wilber Wilberforce. When I saw the movie Amazing Grace this past Sunday, I was pleased to find out that many of Wilberforce’s close friends called him “Wilber” for short.
The movie is worth seeing and, it [...]
40 Days of Superstition?
Posted in Christianity, Ministry, Religion, church on February 22, 2007 | 5 Comments »
Lent has officially begun. I suppose that there are Christians at work all over the world today talking about what they will be fasting from over the next 40 days. I recall John Calvin, in the Institutes of the Christian Religion, cautioning Christians against superstitious rituals of fasting. I have often wondered how this might apply [...]
A Cross in Baghdad
Posted in Christianity, Iraq, Religion on February 21, 2007 | 4 Comments »
I have been wondering exactly how Jesus would respond to the war in Iraq. Would he be protesting outside of the White House? Would he be on the inside of the Pentagon working policy? Would he be a diplomat jetting in and out of Baghdad on secret missions?
I am guessing that Jesus’ response to the [...]
Spears To Her!
Posted in Uncategorized on February 20, 2007 | 2 Comments »
My wife had the day off on Monday and we had a rare opportunity to watch the morning news shows together. At the beginning of the 9.00 hour, the Today show began with a story and interview about Brittany Spears. It seems that over the weekend, Brittany shaved off all of her hair. Following the [...]
