Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
As I was scanning Facebook the other day, I noticed a church Facebook page that claimed they are a progressive church. More mainline Protestant congregations are declaring themselves as a progressive congregation, meaning a congregation that focuses on LGBTQ rights, the environment, race, abortion and other issue that would be issues from the political left.... Continue Reading →
We can't help but ask why tragedies happen and no matter what, we wonder why bad things happen to you and the people close to you.
Turning 50 last October made me start thinking about making changes. I feel more like writing about everything.
I've been preparing for the sermon for this coming Sunday and I've been reading and thinking about the text: Mark 2:1-22. The very first story is the story of the four men who went up to the roof and lowered their friend down to where Jesus was healing. Everyone always focuses on the extreme faith... Continue Reading →
Anyone who knows me knows that I hate the Christmas song, "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year." It just seems to be a song that is so sickly sweet in a way that just isn't real. I also don't understand the part of the song that talks about "scary ghost stories." Why would you... Continue Reading →
God hears the cries of the oppressed and decides to act.
I remember about a year ago, listening to a report on National Public Radio on dyslexia. It is not that the words are necessarily backwards, but it becomes hard to read the words in front of you. You can get so far and then you start to struggle. I've long wondered if there is a... Continue Reading →
A few years ago when I was back home in Flint, a memory came back to me as I went down a certain road. The memory was seeing those auto carrier trucks lumber down the road. The trucking company had it’s main garage on the eastside of town and you would see truck after truck... Continue Reading →
Here’s the thing: hope doesn’t depend on us. It doesn't happen our time schedule. We must have hope that things won't always stay the same even though that hope is a ways off.
What happens when the word of God isn't what you want to hear?
The Clockwork Pastor 