Month: October 2012

Watching the political campaigns is tiring.  I think “rock Star” politicians have run the course but I could be wrong.  I am not sure that hero worship has a place in the political realm but it sure doesn’t...

There are all kinds of books like this on the market.  I usually get nervous when they talk about “power”.  There is a tendency among us to do one of two equally damaging things – expect perfection or condone...

Dr. Al Colver sent me this picture.  I know not where it was taken but he asked if I was born in one like it.  As I get older young whiper snappers are sayong lots of things like that.  This is a rather modest abode but it might...

For those of you wondering why I am hammering on this theme the answer is that it is important.  We have a threefold emphasis in our church body – Witness, Mercy, and Life Together.  Our life together is suffering becaue...

It may be a story that changed the world but it doesn’t seem to have changed the church much.  One of our synod officials recently said that he was appalled at how much unreconciled conflict existed in our life together. ...