One thing that I've noticed over the years is that mainline Protestants don't seem to take God very personally. Growing up as I did in the evangelical world, God and Jesus was up close and personal. A lot of the songs we sung in college intentionally changed the words of some songs from something like,... Continue Reading →
Epic Fail
I love the fact that there is a conference called Epic Fail Pastor's Conference. I am tempted to go to it. This gets me thinking about how pastors are loathe to admit failure. We don't like to look like a complete ass in front of others. We feel that we always have to have an... Continue Reading →
How I Totally Failed in Planting a New Church (And Why I’d Do It Again)
Presbyterian pastor and blogger Landon Whitsitt shares two ways that a church plant can fail. The second one is trying to do it like you would staring a business. The first one kind of takes a motto from a certain athletic company as gospel: For folks in the circles I typically run in (read: postmodern... Continue Reading →
How I Totally Failed in Planting a New Church (And Why I’d Do It Again)
Presbyterian pastor and blogger Landon Whitsitt shares two ways that a church plant can fail. The second one is trying to do it like you would staring a business. The first one kind of takes a motto from a certain athletic company as gospel: For folks in the circles I typically run in (read: postmodern... Continue Reading →
A Table, A Cross, An Elephant and a Donkey
There was a time in my life when I really loved talking about politics. I come from a family where my mother talked about politics constantly and still does. But these days, I don't enjoy politics as much as I used to. I still enjoy and I still blog about politics, but something has changed... Continue Reading →
A Table, A Cross, An Elephant and a Donkey
Christ of the Polls by Stushie.There was a time in my life when I really loved talking about politics. I come from a family where my mother talked about politics constantly and still does. But these days, I don't enjoy politics as much as I used to. I still enjoy and I still blog about... Continue Reading →
Repost: The Church, Autism and a place of Welcome
From July 2010: When I was a kid , I spent several years on the junior usher board at church. Of course, back in the 70s, neither I nor my parents knew I was autistic, but they knew things were a bit off with me. Anyway, being an usher in the African American church is... Continue Reading →
Repost: The Church, Autism and a place of Welcome
From July 2010: When I was a kid , I spent several years on the junior usher board at church. Of course, back in the 70s, neither I nor my parents knew I was autistic, but they knew things were a bit off with me. Anyway, being an usher in the African American church is... Continue Reading →
Remember An Apsie on the Sabbath
Sundays for a pastor can be long and grueling. For someone on the spectrum they can cause a meltdown or a shutdown. Now, I have to say first off that I love being a pastor. I love being of service to God in this way. But having Aspergers means that I have limits to what... Continue Reading →
Remember An Apsie on the Sabbath
Sundays for a pastor can be long and grueling. For someone on the spectrum they can cause a meltdown or a shutdown. Now, I have to say first off that I love being a pastor. I love being of service to God in this way. But having Aspergers means that I have limits to what... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 