Blog Posts

  • In Light of the Resurrection

    In Light of the Resurrection

    Communion Meditation April 2025 Heb 12:2  Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.  When Christ observed the last Supper with his disciples, He knew…

  • Restoring Institutional Trust and the Cleansing of the Augean Stables

    Restoring Institutional Trust and the Cleansing of the Augean Stables

    From time to time, institutions sway and even collapse, and it is only then that we recognize their value and significance. At the family level, Thanksgiving at grandma’s house becomes an institution that holds a family together. Institutions are like that: little centers of gravity for social cohesion. Their absence results in a dissolution that…

  • How I Got Comfortable Asking People for Money

    How I Got Comfortable Asking People for Money

    When I first started pastoring – wait, I suppose I should mention that this post isn’t about panhandling. This is specifically about teaching on giving at church, which tends to be perceived as asking people for money. When I first started pastoring, I studiously avoided the topic of giving, even though our church was at…

  • The “God’s Plan” Fallacy

    The “God’s Plan” Fallacy

    I recently had a conversation with some believers who were describing a series of events that had unfolded, concluding with something like, “we could tell that this was God’s plan.” The potential fallacy involved here is not in ascribing “God’s plan” to the series of events that have taken place. The fallacy involved is in…

  • Should Women Serve in Combat? Part 2

    Should Women Serve in Combat? Part 2

    Part 2 of a biblical take on women serving in combat.