Where do you look for Jesus? Do you look for Jesus in Church? Do you look for Jesus in the Word? In your quiet times? In prayer? We’ve all looked for Jesus in these places. And we’ve found Him there, once or twice. And we (I) have thought, “Jesus dwells in the Word … so […]
(After writing and rereading this post, I thought to myself, “Hopefully nobody reads this and thinks I’m crazy.” I’d hate to come home today and have a shrink waiting to do a “quick eval” on my psychological wellness. So, as a preface, let me say that this post is dark humor … it’s meant to make light […]
Two weeks ago we had the funeral service for a young man at the funeral home. He died of a form of cancer and left behind not only a young son, but a little tension between his family and his friends. When there’s tension, as the funeral directors, we usually end up hearing both sides […]
Few Christians are familiar with the term “orthopathos.” We’re familiar with orthodoxy, which is “thinking like Jesus”. And many of us hope to be “orthodox.” Some of us have heard of the term orthopraxy, which is “acting like Jesus”. But orthopathos, which means “feeling the feelings of Jesus” is an idea that few of us are […]
After 36 hours of no electricity from hurricane Irene, we’ve just been restored to full functionality but not without some property damage (pictures tomorrow). Today, I’m privileged to host Deb Hill, who blogs at Muse and the Queen Honey Bee. The post that I wrote on “Why 99% of Pastors Agree with Rob Bell … at Funerals” […]