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April 2023

April 07, 2023

Judas: Destined for Hell

Judas has captured my attention the past few weeks. As I have read and reread...

March 2023

March 29, 2023

Expressions of Creativity : The Introduction of Artificial Intelligence

As a writer, I am struck with the capacities and opportunities that Artificial intelligence is...

March 24, 2023

From Dysfunction to Dysfunction

"What caused you to drink?" This was a question that was asked at a recovery...

December 2022

December 02, 2022

Pastor – Do you have a Problem?

I was asked these simple questions on the alcoholism assessment intake, as my life unraveled...

April 2022

April 08, 2022

Attending a Local Church is Hard for a Former Pastor

I was fired in 2018 from the church that I was serving at for alcohol...

March 2022

March 01, 2022

Church Prayers are Worthless?

I stepped up onto the stage to do my weekly duty of giving the announcements,...

February 2022

February 21, 2022

Only God Knows

This is not a theological post. This is not a post to start an argument....

February 18, 2022

Deconstructing for a Better Spirituality

Deconstructing my own life was pretty easy. I drank alcohol. Lots of alcohol. It tore...

February 16, 2022

Evangelism is NOT a Gumball Machine

I walked through the restaurant and at the front door, there was a gumball machine....

February 11, 2022

The Exclusivity of Jesus is a Farce

For those of you that are Evangelical, you might see the title and think to...

February 08, 2022

Leadership in Crisis

I pulled up to a fast food restaurant drive thru window yesterday. I ordered a...

February 04, 2022

The Bible Translation Spat – A Story

Working as an Administrative Pastor (Executive Pastor was the title, but I have no idea...

February 01, 2022

A Critique of Disruptive Church Trends – Carey Nieuwhof

I recently ran across an article by a prolific blogger and Pastor in Canada. I...

January 2022

January 31, 2022

The Day I Bought Meth

I could see desperation in her eyes. She needed something, anything to give her life...

January 31, 2022

Fentanyl. A Killer.

I recently ran across an article that was widely distributed on news sources from around...

January 28, 2022

Finding Jesus…In Alcohol.

I had been drinking for days straight. I drank whiskey, alot of it, to try...

January 25, 2022

Church, Your Welcome Ministry Kinda Sucks.

Welcome Ministries in the North American Church I'm not an expert when it comes to...

January 24, 2022

Will the Real Church Please Stand Up?

The Real Church: A Hopeful Future As my days in Bible College drew to a...

January 18, 2022

Stress and Addiction

Pastoral Ministry can be quite stressful. If you have been or currently are a Pastor...

January 14, 2022

Leaders Create and Maintain Culture.

Leader. You create and maintain culture. If you are a leader in a local church,...

January 13, 2022

Shifting the Shame and Why I gave up on Preaching.

Where Shame is, there is also fear. – John Milton Shifting the Shame I was...

January 12, 2022

Youth Pastor, You are Dealing with current and future addicts.

Youth Pastor, You are dealing with current and future addicts. I was a youth pastor...

January 11, 2022

Pastor, Tell Someone!

Pastor, are you an addict? If you have ever had the thought run through your...

January 10, 2022

Deconstructing Discipleship

The Definition of Discipleship Just google ‘discipleship.’ I dare you. I’m guessing you’ll find -...

January 09, 2022

Fallen Leaders

Failure Humans fail. Since the beginning of time, humans have always struggled to be successful...