I just got done watching the Lord of the Rings trilogy with my wife. If you haven’t seen it before, do watch it. Or read the books if that’s your thing. It’s quite timely. How so? The scene is in Middle Earth as the Age of Elves is coming to…
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On the Passing of One who we Loved
A family friend passed away in her sleep last night. It wasn’t unexpected, as she had battled terminal cancer for over a year. We shared the gospel with her several times, as did her own brother. I don’t know if she ever repented of her sins and believed in the…
The First Straw
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“Hey Doug, would you meet me this evening at the local coffee shop? I want to get an update on the recent events from Ana’s birthday.” This was the ask that got me to go out in the beginning of a February snowstorm and meet with the head of the…
The Lives of ALL People of Color Matter to Christ. Black Lives Matter is an Antichrist Organization.
Editor’s note: this post was birthed prior to the correct ruling in the murder of Ahmaud Arbery and the subsequent statement made by his father, Marcus, which angered godless people everywhere within the sound of his voice. Here it is, just in case you too are addicted to outrage. Now…
Time Out!
If you follow me on Gab, and you really ought to, then you know that I had elbow surgery this last Monday. I’m recovering nicely, but my #NoQuarterNovember may have to be delayed. Perhaps it will go into December. I have been enjoying it too much to just call it…
Loving your neighbor might mean burning your vaccination card
One of my responsibilities as an elder was church security. It was a smaller church, unable to afford security officers, so my role in any emergency was to direct the people to a safe location by any means possible. That emergency could be a fire or an injury, perhaps an…
When a Church Celebrates Divisions and Justifies the Wicked
Remember George Floyd, the rapist who pulled a gun on a pregnant woman, and who died under the knee of a police officer while on a dose of Fentanyl that would have killed a grizzly bear? That was a bad day for everyone. A bad day for George, even if…
Do NOT Confuse Submitting to Tyranny with Loving your Neighbor
I have a serious objection to pastors and churches claiming that withdrawing from others, wearing masks, injecting experimental substances into yourselves as well as others, and generally living lives of fear is the best way to love your neighbor. Loving your neighbor sounds like a great idea, something we really…
Christ and His Church: Our Complentarian Roles
For the purpose of this post, I will be assuming the complementarian view. You are free to disagree with me on your own, but this post and any resulting comments are not intended to debate the relative merits of egalitarianism. Mostly because there are so few of them, and they…
The Last Straw
I spent a decade in a church that taught that the greatest love we could show is when we set aside our rights for the good of others. I agreed with the principle of the statement, that sometimes a Christian is called upon to sacrifice time, resources, reputation, even life…