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June 2011

June 07, 2011

preaching to the choir

(You can buy prints of some of my cartoons here.) Some people have a problem...

June 06, 2011

Responses to Confusion

When we proceed into a time of spiritual confusion there are different responses. Here's a...

June 05, 2011

phucket list

I watched the movie, "The Bucket List". So I thought before I kick the bucket...

June 04, 2011

my family’s freedom

This is my family. It was taken today out at St. Martins on the Atlantic...

June 03, 2011

religious graffiti

Graffiti, such as the graffiti of my favorite graffiti artist Banksy, even if it is...

June 02, 2011

Germ Warfare

When a germ is found within your body, the body's defense mechanism will immediately begin...

June 01, 2011

on stage at Millionaire Mind

Last year I went to a Millionaire Mind Intensive in Toronto with T. Harv Eker....

May 2011

May 31, 2011

what would Jesus earn?

I want to share with you one of the biggest issues I struggle with: money...

May 30, 2011

root of fundamentalism

Fundamentalism, in many ways, used to rely solely on the inherent truth of its system...

May 29, 2011

priorities: individual or organizational

When it comes to religious communities such as church it comes down to a matter...

May 28, 2011

new Sophia drawing “Trapped”

This one of Sophia, our young woman on her courageous journey towards her independence and...

May 27, 2011

desert: imposed or chosen

The desert is sometimes imposed. Sometimes it is chosen. In Mark 1:12 it says that...

May 26, 2011

Jesus Didn’t Go to Church

Jesus didn't go to church and neither can I. On May 5, 2011 I posted...

May 24, 2011

giving up

Everyone wants to give up sometimes. We all get discouraged. Even the best of us....

May 23, 2011

don’t wait for pity

Yesterday I did a Twitter and Facebook post. This is what I said: Pastors: never...

May 19, 2011

goats go to hell

We can be so passive-aggressive. It strikes me funny sometimes. We may believe that glirking*...

May 17, 2011

go in and go out

We used to be committed just on principle. Take marriage. People used to be committed...

May 16, 2011

dealer worse than user

I've had many people tell me forthright that they like praise music that is all...

May 15, 2011

should i start another church?

Yes, another startup. I've planted other churches before. So, here are some of my thoughts...

May 14, 2011

the church as family

I think this is partly what happens: Some churches don't pretend to be a family...

May 12, 2011

fetal fantasy

We hold on to our fantasies as long as possible. To let go of our...

May 09, 2011

Belief or Deed

Faith without works is dead. (Saint James) Believing something is nothing without the corresponding action....

May 06, 2011

Inclusive and Excluded

I got this Facebook message yesterday from one of my readers: Just ordered your book...

May 04, 2011

i love you now i hate you

They loved Moses for taking them out of Egypt. They resented Moses for taking them...

May 03, 2011

as you are

You are invited to come as you are. At first as you are is accepted....

May 02, 2011

Idolatry and the Sublimation of Self

The root word of sublimation is sublime. It refers to the process of making something...

April 2011

April 27, 2011

Unity Can’t Be Achieved

The prayer of a righteous man avails much… (James 5:16) … may they be one,...

April 26, 2011

Darkness Does Not Overcome It

Years ago I heard a pastor use this illustration to press home his point: My...

April 25, 2011

critique: betrayal or devotion?

A subject truly dedicated to his Cause regulates his eternal fidelity by means of incessant...

April 22, 2011

the cross, the narrow way

(You can purchase a fine art reproduction of this image from my online gallery here)...