The Indestructible Community

A little less than 2,000 years ago in Palestine, a new community was born from the mixed clay of Jew and Greek, bond and free, rich and poor. Against all odds, that community exists today in very similar form to what it looked like in Acts 2:42ff. Prematurely, philosophers of the 20th century declared the … Continue reading The Indestructible Community →

The Certainty of Faith

Uncertain what to believe?

That Time Peter Jackson Ruined The Hobbit

This post is actually about the nature of fairy tales, so keep reading even if you don't care for my movie critique. Yes, they were fun movies to watch. But since the very first "Tolkien" movie, the Fellowship of the Ring, the series had trended towards more CGI, more deviations from the books, and more … Continue reading That Time Peter Jackson Ruined The Hobbit →

Exhausted

Have the last several weeks left you feeling tired?

On Conspiracy Theories

This one is purely for fun. If you find yourself getting worked up, just know that I don't care. Is the pandemic really a "plandemic"? It seems that even the religious right are getting in on the idea that Covid-19 is really a set up by the globalists for...I'm not quite sure what. A world … Continue reading On Conspiracy Theories →

Dealing with Disappointment

After months of planning and hoping, we are shuttering our plans to spend our 10th wedding anniversary in Florida with friends and family. Last year when we were discussing how we should celebrate this milestone, the options included an international vacation for just the two of us (which would have been equally disastrous) or to … Continue reading Dealing with Disappointment →