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Like most pastors, I have been reflecting on the pattern of declining church attendance over the last few decades. Within my own quarter of a century of ministry at my local church, we have witnessed the loss of the Sunday evening service (attendance had dropped so low that we did not “bring it back” following … Continue reading Does the Digital Age Favor Roman Catholicism over Evangelicalism?
We are three days past the elections here in the United States. Now what? Specifically, what can Christians learn and what do Christians need to do in this moment? I thought of some reasons to be thankful, some reasons to be hopeful, and some challenges that lie ahead of us. I am thankful that the … Continue reading The Election is Over. Now What?
2016 was the first election in which I did not walk into the voting booth knowing what I would do. As it turns out, I could not bring myself to vote for Donald Trump. Every time we vote, we are holding two things in balance. The first is the character of the nominee, and the … Continue reading Why I didn’t vote for Donald Trump, then I did vote for Trump, and Who I am Voting for Now. If you care.
Lately my eight year old son has been asking about lifting weights. After a couple days of this I asked him why he wanted to lift weights, to which he responded that he wanted to be the strongest in his class. Unfortunately for my son, his father did not pass down to him the muscle-y … Continue reading The Strongest Man
October, 2024 Isa 48:22 There is no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked. Joh 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. One of the results of mankind’s fall into … Continue reading Communion Meditation
Meg Basham pulls no punches in her recent book, “Shepherds For Sale”. With a background in journalism that includes several years with World Magazine, contributions to the Wall Street Journal, the Telegraph, First Things, and National Review, she currently writes on cultural issues for the conservative media company, the Daily Wire. Following a viral article, … Continue reading Shepherd’s For Sale: A Book Review
With 4 kids at age 10 and under, I’m up for any parenting strategy that might save my sanity. Currently, I’m considering giving my kids 10 “daddy dollars” every morning and every time they ask me a question, they have to pay me a dollar. While this means I would have to answer forty questions … Continue reading Gentle Parenting and Tough Love: Doomed Parenting Strategies
Equalities and Inequalities 1Co 12:12-13 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ. (13) For by one Spirit are we all baptized into one body, whether we be Jews or Gentiles, whether we be bond or … Continue reading Communion Meditation September 2024
I’ve been meaning to jot down this for a while now even though it isn’t really skunk season. I’m not a vet; this is a purely anecdotal solution to the problem of dogs getting sprayed by a skunk. Once upon a time we had an English bulldog named Tyson. He was dumb. And slobbered a … Continue reading What to do when Your Dog gets Sprayed by a Skunk
I haven’t followed the Olympics very much this year, but enough stuff has popped up on the news or social media regarding the boxing controversy for me to have read a little bit about it. Last Thursday, Angela Carini (of Italy) tapped out after only 46 seconds in the ring with Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, … Continue reading Christians are Missing This about the Olympic Boxing Controversy
Nathan Writes 