Back from my break with resources

This post is from the defunct blog “Dying Church” I'm sitting in Starbucks finishing my thesis – or at least the first draft of my thesis. It's time, I think,

Hoping that love does its work

One of the things my pastor said when growing up is that love conquers pretty much anything. I must have been pretty young when he said it, but it’s probably one of

Fundamental shift

Throughout Western societies, and most especially in North America, there has occurred a fundamental shift in the understanding and practice of the Christian story. It is no longer about God and what God

Is preaching about God boring?

Nobody ever comes out and says it, but I think a lot of people think that theocentric preaching is boring preaching. The underlying assumption is that God is a little bit boring, or

It’s not fun being left at home

Charlene and the kids are away visiting in Philadelphia visiting Char’s sister and her new baby, and the house is QUIET. Man, I’m not used to this. Today is Charlene’s