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March 2021

March 30, 2021

“There is no person, no place, that is absent from the presence of God.”

This was the sermon/teaching that was originally delivered on January 3rd, 2021: Photo by Pixabay...

March 25, 2021

“What the hell just happened?”

One of my favorite cold openings to Parks and Rec is when Diane and her...

August 2020

August 27, 2020

Blessed are the Nones

Spiritual memoirs are not something that normally catch my eye. Not because I don't find...

August 12, 2020

Acts 03: A Field Guide for Overthrowing Empire and Oppression

For the past few weeks Don and I have been going through the book...

July 2020

July 15, 2020

Acts 1

This week on #evangebros we start in chapter one of Acts. I would say we...

July 08, 2020

Laying the Groundwork

In this weeks episode of #evangebros Don and I discuss the book of Acts. We...

June 2020

June 09, 2020

Forward.

I have been silent on here for a while. The year started with some bad...

June 04, 2020

Praying with your Feet

This week a new Evangebros episode dropped. We've been back for a few weeks but...

December 2019

December 17, 2019

Advent: Joy

Photo by Simon Matzinger on Pexels.com When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming...

December 13, 2019

“Mercy smooths all the suffering of humankind with a balm”

That same voice is a sounding trumpet in the embrace of divine love, for it...

December 09, 2019

Advent: Love

Photo by Milagros Guemes on Pexels.com In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the...

December 05, 2019

“…sometimes they are exaggerated beyond the truth and become ludicrous.”

The church frequently reports extraordinary things, and sometimes they are exaggerated beyond the truth and...

December 04, 2019

Don, Lee, and Evangebros

Don and Lee Talk About Happiness This week I was unable to record with Don,...

December 02, 2019

Advent: Hope

Photo by Jonathan Meyer on Pexels.com Then Jesus went with his disciples to a place...

November 2019

November 28, 2019

“Other creatures are not here just to serve our bodily needs”

Once again I heard a voice from heaven that said this to me: God has...

November 26, 2019

Advent

unsplash-logoGareth Harper When I was growing up, Christmas was about a few things. First among...

November 21, 2019

“It was all burning in a delightful red fire.”

And I heard the Living Light, say to me: Therefore you see "an extremely bright...

November 14, 2019

“The Nature of God”

A few months ago I realized I wanted to learn more about the mystics...

November 10, 2019

Adoption Update

Her bookshelf For everyone who has waited patiently and been praying faithfully, here is the...

November 07, 2019

Baptism

Behind the scenes from the newest #Evangebros episode.

November 04, 2019

Wrecked.

A few months ago my wife and I were out on a rare night she...

September 2019

September 27, 2019

Rainy Day Books

When I was a young ministry pup, I had been hard into learning the critical...

August 2019

August 30, 2019

There is a walking path behind my house. It is technically a part of a...

August 21, 2019

At what cost?

This morning, our current president endorsed a comment made by a conservative talk show radio...

August 13, 2019

We are adopting!

Friday my wife and I announced on our social media that we are adopting: "So...

June 2019

June 29, 2019

Unsolicited advice.

Last week was my wedding anniversary. The past eight years have felt at least 16...

June 05, 2019

Get to Know Your Bro!

New episode means more behind the scenes thoughts and insight. This week, my wife and...

June 04, 2019

Toe dip.

Today it has been two years since I dipped my toe back into the ministerial...

May 2019

May 29, 2019

Apologies

Hey everyone, I apologize for the delay in updates, it's been a weird few weeks....

May 08, 2019

Judgement Day

New week, new Evangebros about Judgement Day. [soundcloud url="" params="color=#ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true" width="100%" height="300" iframe="true" /] With...