Author | Vagabond Preacher | Lover of the Poor | Grandpa
These are some of my musings about God’s mysteries. Love to hear some of yours.
The enemy-love message is not exactly what you’d call “attractional.” Sadly, it’s easier to gather a crowd with the message about a God who blesses our battles and hates our enemies as much as we do. Fear, anger, and hate are more popular than love and more natural to our darker selves. Unrestricted love is …
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(A mere 5 to 6-minute read) Allow me to clarify my regular criticism of Donald Trump and those who can’t get enough of him since he announced his run for president in 2015. It occurred to me that those who think my consistent critique of his moral degeneracy and emotional incompetency makes me guilty of …
I’ve been disillusioned about a bunch of things (and people) over the years. That is, I had an illusion, in some cases even a delusion about something or someone that eventually proved to be illusory, fake, a sham. Spam as meat comes to mind. Professional wrestling also. Products that claim to rid me of baggy …
A change of paradigm might serve to improve the effectiveness of our witness. Instead of Gospel salespersons we might better think of ourselves as spiritual “Tour Guides.” It’s not like we’re selling anything and trying to profit from it, anyway. Right? Our job is to share what we’ve found and tell people where they can …
[This is the introduction to the book I'm writing now. I'd love to hear what you think of the theme.] Major League Baseball fans drool over the “five-tool player” who can run like the wind, throw like a rocket launcher, hit for average like a machine, hit for power like Superman, and catch fly balls …
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