I’ve been away from the blogoshpere for a while.  God had some lessons to teach me firsthand.  Several weeks ago, I received news that a dear friend of my family had been diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer that had spread to her bones.  We were shocked.  And so was she. Jacqulyn had been [...]

What would you do for a tax exemption?  Some people buy a home.  Some people have children.  And one guy decided to become a pastor! According to abc.com, Illinois real estate agent George Michael allegedly converted part of his home into a chapel and became ordained as a minister by signing up with an online [...]

The following words from N. T. Wright from his book Surprised by Hope will serve as my benediction at church on this Easter morning… So how can we learn to live as wide-awake people – as Easter people?  I have come to believe that many churches simply throw Easter away year by year, and I [...]