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Dear Listening American Church – What Will We Inaugurate in the Days to Come

Dear Listening American Church (those who have ears, let them hear), This week, our country will witness another transition of power at the highest level. The election was brutal on the entire nation but the Christian church took hits from within and without. Many are feeling, at the very least, beat up, battered, or bewildered. …[ read more ]

Holy Hearing Aid! The Missing Ministry of the Modern Church

Is the modern church in need of a Holy Hearing Aid? If we asked an impartial artist to render a symbolic drawing after observing the American church, I can only imagine that she would draw a being covered with talking mouths. As if the body of Christ had made a visit to Chernobyl and, like …[ read more ]

Because I Could Not Stop for Death . . .

There’s nothing clever in this blog post. If you’re in the mood for clever, click to the next blog on your list. No harm, no foul. I want to be careful not to cloud this message in a flurry of metaphors or a pile of prose. The word on my heart is best delivered straight …[ read more ]

Christmas. It’s SO not about the Children

If the radio, TV, movie theaters, and Facebook are on target, then Christmas is full of loving, laughing families, fireplaces, the best gifts ever, and last-minute miracles. And, there’s some of that, of course. But around the world and even in the next room, Christmas looks quite different for millions of us. This Christmas Eve …[ read more ]

Because Not Everyone is Excited about Christmas

A new king is a welcome and exciting development Unless you’re the current king and you’re not interested in being dethroned. You think I’m talking about Herod, don’t you? Really, I’m referring to myself. Some days, I make room for Jesus and Flock with the shepherds to the manger Other days, I’m enjoying the fit …[ read more ]