Something I’ve suspected for quite a long time is that my style of ministry isn’t conducive to church growth or success. At least that’s been my experience. Even though I feel a deep conviction that I am to pastor the way I do, it hasn’t amounted to much. My church hasn’t grown. It has no more money. We don’t have any amazing stories to tell. At least nothing that would make headlines in all the major Christian testimonials. In fact,... Read more
Three things have been drawn to my attention just in the last 24 hours that have to do with nakedness. First of all, last night a friend suggested that much of the art displayed on my site of a certain nature. “Not that there’s anything wrong with that!” I agree. I don’t think there is anything wrong with that. I love art, including fine-art nude photography and other kinds of art that explore the beauty and wonder of the human... Read more
I am really not trying to be difficult. I’m not trying to just be a stick-in-the-mud, a nay-sayer, a pain in the butt. But I’ve seen something, tasted something, heard something, felt something, smelled something, experienced something. And I’m not willing to pretend it didn’t happen. It resounds with truth for me. You see, I’ve gone through extremely painful experiences, not only in the church but at the hands of the church. I’m not looking for pity. I abhor pity.... Read more
This is my friend Sarah who is a part of our church community. You’ll remember her if you’ve followed this blog at all. You can read about her here, here, here, here, and here. She lost her boyfriend, soon to be fiance, Nato, to suicide in January. Our community went through a very dark valley with her. There was lots of darkness, anger, pain, rage, swearing, drinking, smoking, arguing, crying, some laughing, but over all fierce emotions. It wasn’t pretty.... Read more
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