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February 2021

February 18, 2021

More Death for Lent

I can't really blog today. I posted this prayer request at the end of my...

February 17, 2021

Lent Adjacent

Jesus asking himself what I'm going to give up this year. Here we are again,...

February 14, 2021

True Love for Valentine’s Day

I'm over at Stand Firm today. It is both Valentine’s Day, as everyone knows, and...

February 07, 2021

Say It Again

I'm over at Stand Firm this morning. In all the reading I did a while...

January 2021

January 31, 2021

Hath The Lord Even Spoken

I'm over at Stand Firm this morning. In all my sojourning around YouTube looking for...

January 17, 2021

I Have Heard You Calling

I'm over at Stand Firm this morning. In the few guilty moments I did waste...

January 10, 2021

When We Were Literally Herod

I'm over at Stand Firm today. Today at home, and at church I think, I’m...

December 2020

December 20, 2020

Getting into the Spirit of the Thing

I'm over at Stand Firm this morning. This was a fun thread—a Muslim anthropologically observes...

December 18, 2020

7 Takes on Snow and Stuff

Well, here it is, Friday already. Friday with 41 inches of snow outside my window....

December 13, 2020

Before You Called

I'm over at Stand Firm Today. Yesterday we were finally able to have a service...

December 06, 2020

When Righteousness and Peace Finally Kiss Each Other

I'm over at Stand Firm Today. Enjoy! Well, I was settling in for a nice,...

December 04, 2020

In Defense of a Pathetic Advent

I cannot seem to get my act together this week--I blame the fact that our...

November 2020

November 29, 2020

Fed with the Bread of Tears

I'm over at Stand Firm this morning! I spent the last two days completely avoiding...

November 22, 2020

When Did We See You?

I'm over at Stand Firm this morning...sorry to be so late! Well, I shouldn’t have,...

November 15, 2020

The Do-Nothing Bit is a Lie

I'm over at Stand Firm today. Well, I managed to stay offline nearly all of...

November 08, 2020

Till the Break of Day

I'm over at Stand Firm today. Apparently, Mr. Biden made a speech yesterday and in...

November 01, 2020

A Great Throng

I'm over at Stand Firm today. Last year for All Saints I put together a...

October 2020

October 18, 2020

Heart-rendering

I'm over at Stand Firm this morning. Early Friday morning my parents packed up their...

October 11, 2020

You’re Invited!

I'm over at Stand Firm this morning. I don’t know about you, but the thing...

October 04, 2020

You’re Not The Cornerstone

I'm over at Stand Firm today. This has been a busy week and Matt didn’t...

September 2020

September 27, 2020

Have Your Cake Afterall

I'm over at Stand Firm today. One of the essential features of being human is...

September 20, 2020

Be Careful What You Ask For

I've over at Stand Firm today. It always helps, when you’re splayed out on the...

September 13, 2020

The Point of the Entire Exercise

I'm over at Stand Firm today. Yesterday we commended to God the body and soul...

August 2020

August 28, 2020

7 Summer Takes

Me in my covid/camping hair, contemplating spending more time online in the future. Well, August...

July 2020

July 26, 2020

The Choice is Quickly Made

I'm over at Stand Firm today. Enjoy! ********************************** I was supposed to be doing a...

July 19, 2020

Because You Are Suffering

I see that #JesusMatters is trending on Twitter this morning, but I’m pretty sure it...

July 12, 2020

In Order That You May See

The comments are still going on over on that How Can You Know If You’re...

July 05, 2020

What Would Jesus Pray?

I’ve said before—probably in my book which you should be able to buy in October...

June 2020

June 28, 2020

Humility in Pride Month

Jesus looking for something to read after Church. As you all know I’ve been reading...

June 21, 2020

That’s Disappointing

It used to be said by some people, like a few weeks ago or something,...