Ravi could have used some guardrails: Re-Examining the “Billy Graham Rule”

The egalitarian culture in which we live provides endless opportunities to conflict with a clear vision of God creating man and woman as distinct. Within conservative evangelical circles these distinctions have been addressed most robustly - outside of the teaching of individual churches - by the Council on Biblical Manhood and Womanhood. The Billy Graham … Continue reading Ravi could have used some guardrails: Re-Examining the “Billy Graham Rule” →

Pastors, Be Content with Your Church; Church, Be Content with Your Pastor

The road to Branson is adorned with billboards. (Surely, as an aphorism, it will go viral.) Shows, restaurants, hotels, and assorted other venues that make their money off of the tourism industry promote themselves along Highway 65 in hopes of capturing more of the visitors who are the economic lifeline of the town Homer Simpson … Continue reading Pastors, Be Content with Your Church; Church, Be Content with Your Pastor →

Personal Piety isn’t Enough: The Church is More Important Than Ever

The Water In Which We Are Drowning With all of the hubaloo regarding the inauguration of Biden yesterday, I had intended to add my two cents to the overflowing coin bank of opinion on the recent 2020 elections. But due to unforeseen events, I am late to the party. That's ok, my understanding is that … Continue reading Personal Piety isn’t Enough: The Church is More Important Than Ever →

1 Dimensional Problem Solving

Several years ago - during my electrician days - I wired a house. For some reason I returned a week or two later, probably to add something or make a change at the request of the home owner, when I happened to notice where the HVAC guy had installed his return air duct. I knew … Continue reading 1 Dimensional Problem Solving →

Pastors and Politics

It was probably back in the early 2000's during a trip to Michigan when I picked up the Ann Arbor News and found an opinion piece written by a local pastor about politics and the pulpit. Ann Arbor, home of U of M, is a bastion of liberal politics, so I was curious what this … Continue reading Pastors and Politics →

What You See in Ministry

The human eye is one of the greatest wonders of all of God's creation. Think about how superior vision is to photography. It takes a really skilled photographer to capture a landscape, and a large part of that is deciding what to leave out. The human eye is capable of taking in so much more, … Continue reading What You See in Ministry →

Choose Your Stick: On Critics of the Church

It has been said that any stick is good enough to hit the church with, and I believe it. If critics are a dime a dozen, then critics of the church are a dime a baker's dozen. If your church patiently disciples a couple through a difficult marriage, someone who witnesses a less than cordial … Continue reading Choose Your Stick: On Critics of the Church →