A few weeks ago, Pope Francis suggested that there should be further study on the issue of marriage equality in the Catholic church. Just a few days ago, Richard Stearns announced that World Vision would be allowing married, gay Christians to work openly for their organization. One might think that these are fairly benign actions. […]
Happy Sunday! Let’s get right to it, shall we? My friend Matthew does a wonderful job of addressing hypocrisy in the Christian culture. I really appreciate his take on Mark Driscoll’s apology. I think he hits a really good tone about the struggle between “wise as serpents and innocent as doves” with this one. I […]
Jesus, Jesus, there are those that say they love you But they have treated me so goddamn mean And I know you said ‘forgive them for they know not what they do’ But sometimes I think they do And I think about you If all the heathens burn in hell, do all their children burn […]
Last night Rich and I were sitting on the couch reading through comments and messages left on Facebook after we announced our recent marriage and he asked me, “Do you think social media has made situations like ours more difficult?” And honestly, I don’t have a good answer to that. In some ways, it’s far […]
It’s back! I’ve really missed doing these posts. Finding interesting things and sharing them is still one of my favorite things to do, so I’m glad to finally be back at it. So without further ado: My friend Ed Cyzewski is a ridiculously talented writer, and he intimidates me all the time with his talent. […]
In recent months, I’ve pored over John 8:1-11. I’ve always loved that story, but it has come to have special meaning to me more recently. When you see bits of yourself in a story, it is hard not to relate. What I’ve come to notice over the past few months as I’ve sought with varying […]
I’ve been teaching piano lessons for a while now, and like all piano teachers, I have a favorite method book. But regardless of what method you teach, they all give the same basic information to new piano students. Notes to the right get higher, notes to the left get lower. This is how you find […]
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