Abolition, the Church, and White America…

The year was 1830, and the 25 states that made up America was being led by a man who was called “The Great Commoner”, President Andrew Jackson. Her people were enjoying peace after two wars for independence, the American Revolution and the War of 1812. There was optimism in the air and a sense of […]

New Routines

Someone asked me the other day what was the last “normal” thing I remember doing before Covid hit? I said I remember two things clearly. First, being in Jerusalem with friends and enjoying good food and fun. Second, taking my boys to the arcade mall and getting pretzels. A week later, my Senior Pastor at […]

It’s Not Enough To Do Justly

*Note: This was previously written on another blog of mine a few years back. I’ve updated it for this one per a recent conversation I had. Unless otherwise noted, all bible verses are from the NIV. I think some of us, Christians, have gotten confused about some things. It was never the intention for our […]

Everyone is Saying Hello Again

“Everyone is saying hello again, why not give this another try.” – Nat King Cole After a 6 year hiatus I have decided to resume writing on this blog again. I cannot guarantee how long I will last this time around as every iteration has had its own time period. Some have been slowed by […]

A Recovering Rapture-holic: Why the Evidence Overwhelmingly Proves That There Will Be No Rapture

So…I’m bringing my blog back for one new post.  This is not a long term thing and there is only one post to read.  Why am I bringing it back?  Well, this isn’t case of “I miss blogging”, because I honestly don’t.  However, there have been some things that have happened in my life recently […]

A Stopping Point….

Two years ago this coming May I started this blog.  I needed some space to share my thoughts, questions, and encouraging words mainly because I was serving in a space where I was unable to. This blog gave me the ability to share how I felt in the public domain.  During the last almost two […]

Polished Stones…

The other day I was listening to the song “Ordinary Love” by U2 (by the way my favorite band of all time) while I was heading to the church.  Whenever I need to deeply connect with God there’s usually a U2 CD or song not too far away from me.  This happens to be one […]

Thou Shalt Not Speak

It was the summer of 1997 and it was a summer that would change things forever for me.  I had been heavily involved in my youth group since I could remember and this was my last summer in our youth ministry before heading off to college.  It was a hard year because our church had […]

Thou Shalt Not Touch…

About 9-10 years ago I helped lead a group of youth and adults on a mission trip to Baltimore, Maryland where we did some backyard Bible clubs (VBS in someone’s backyard) and helped get a church plant up and going.  I had been on many mission trips before and led many mission trips, but I […]

Lies You Grow to Believe…

I want to be clear on this…Oatmeal is not Cream of Wheat.  It has taken me 30 years to realize this, but this past weekend I had oatmeal for the first time.  I know, it sounds crazy…but let me give you a peek into why I believed that oatmeal and cream of wheat were the […]