There was Livestock in the Church Sanctuary (A Holy Week Meditation)

We visited the church I grew up in this past weekend for their Palm Sunday celebration. Pastor Rick, the current pastor, is one of our favorite people in the world. I have a lot of history at the church. It reminds me of people I have lost. I sit in the pew and can almost […]

Mockingbird Monday: Parable of the Ewells – would you hang around with bob ewell?

We are so enamored with the noble Atticus Finch in Harper Lee’s novel and his commitment to his principles and doing what is right — win or lose — that we often overlook who is, in my estimation, one of the most unlikable (and believable) villains in American literature. Bob Ewell is thoroughly detestable because […]

Was Jesus a Heretic? The urgency of asking questions

Last evening, I sat down to watch a little of the news to get the latest update on the unspeakable tragedies in Japan. My children moved in and out of the room and didn’t seem to pay close attention to the television. Later on as I drove my oldest son to his practice, he began […]