The other night, I was invited by a friend to join him at a local cigar room to watch the NCAA tournament. I’d never been to one, but the prospect of smoking my pipe indoors was appealing to me. You see, I like to smoke a pipe every once-in-a-while, and because I don’t want to [...]

I was running on the treadmill yesterday, pondering the new year. At the same time, I was listening to a song by a (now defunct) band called Church of Rhythm. They were a group of guys from WillowCreek Church in Chicago who put out two really good albums in the 1990′s. One of the band [...]

As you can see, I haven’t blogged much lately. It’s not that I haven’t wanted to; it’s because I’m being a good American citizen. After 20 years of flying under the radar, my number finally got called. Out of 257 people, I was one of 36 people to be selected for the grand jury, and [...]

The whole idea of being a member of an organization or club rubs me the wrong way, and I’m not sure why. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that I’m a Gen X’er, and we are known for our cynicism and skepticism. Or maybe it has something to do with my past [...]

In the Engage class this morning, we had an excellent conversation! For those who don’t know, the Engage class is a sermon discussion class that follows the Sunday service. Today we discussed my sermon from 1 Samuel 18-20 entitled, David and Jonathan: A Picture of True Community. Allow me to recap the main points of [...]