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June 2016

June 15, 2016

It Is About Religion, But Not In The Way You Think

So, what does all the mean? For me, it means that we need to encourage...

June 13, 2016

It’s Not Just a ‘Heart Problem’

Call it whatever you desire, a terrorist act, a hate crime – whatever. Just don’t...

June 08, 2016

Our Faith Journey

Here are some benefits, I believe, help us on our journey with the Divine –...

March 2016

March 15, 2016

A Spirit of Unity

One of the most disgusting things coming to light in this election cycle is how...

March 11, 2016

The Parable of a Beach Party

As Jesus was eating, and drinking with his first followers, several local Pastors and Elders came by...

February 2016

February 23, 2016

The “New” Samaritan

It was a warm day, Jesus was enjoying the company many people who came to hear...

February 19, 2016

War Solves Nothing

I always get nerves when I hear our Leaders, and potential Leaders, speak about war....

February 18, 2016

In Response to The Death of The Progressive Conversation

[NOTE] This is long, but so was the original article I don’t normally address other...

February 17, 2016

Be The Difference

Straight is not measured in how you push people around, but on how you lift...

February 12, 2016

We Should Be Changed

Christ should change you, that seems to be a given – but is it? Christ...

December 2015

December 30, 2015

What Real Heroes Look Like

Over the past several years I've seen memes on Facebook sharing pictures of soldiers shooting the...

December 20, 2015

Teaching The Children

December 17, 2015

A Transcendent Love

If you only love your neighbor because they're just like you, you're not truly loving others. We're...

October 2015

October 07, 2015

The End of The World

Today is the end of the world, that is according to Chris McCann of the...

August 2015

August 19, 2015

An Abomination?

The other day I received a Facebook message from a pastor informing me that I...

May 2015

May 29, 2015

My Evolution: Now It’s Getting Personal

30 years ago, I was ordained an elder in The Church of the Nazarene. The...

May 12, 2015

What’s The Sales Pitch?

Is friendship important to you? It is to me. Why do you make friends? Are...