I’ve been spending quite a bit of time ruminating on church. When one ruminates they aren’t attempting to come up with solutions or direction; to ruminate is to literally chew the cud. As a pre-teen I often went with my dad to a friend’s dairy farm. I was always captivated by the milking process, being […]
Enjoying the Toy Store
The story goes that a little boy was having a birthday and had an expectation of going to Toys ‘r Us to shop and enjoy the experience. His dad was a very busy and successful businessman. The boy asked his dad if he would take him to the toy store. His dad said, “No. I’ll pick up whatever […]
BTW
Why is the church so second-rate when it comes to reaching and impacting society? Doesn’t the Bride of Christ deserve the attention that Whoppers’ generates? So, what are we waiting for?
Me? You’re kidding?
I’m always amazed at the things God expects me to do. I know he uses people to do amazing things. I have a list of “heroes” who are doing the almost impossible and the impossible; I get a vicarious thrill from watching their successes, and failures. On many occasions I’ve found myself wishing that my […]
Intellectual Arrogance
I’m coming across authors who wrote some pretty good stuff. The interesting thing is that they wrote it when I was in grad school and they weren’t much older than I at the time (I suppose they still aren’t much older than I now). I even vaguely remember hearing their names while in school and […]