by Paul There was a news clip this morning reflecting the growing trend of anti-Christian rulings by our courts, schools, and governmental officials. It had to do with a decision by the NYC school district to not allow any churches to use their facilities. Interesting term here is ‘public’ schools. This is only one of numerous decisions over the past […]
The “Rebellion”
By Paul Why Are So Many Saints Dumping Church One particular phenomenon that is surely an aggravation to numerous church leaders is the growing trend of Christian believers dumping church, or at least seeking something uniquely different from what has been the norm. It reminds me of a message I heard 20+ years ago relating church to the railroad industry. […]
Love Lost
by Paul This past weekend (July 4th) we made a flying trip to the Bend area and in the process were able to see and reconnect with some old friends. The conversations varied but one theme somewhat stood out, centralized by the comment of one of my friends; “I don’t like the God of the organized church very well, but […]
No Other Name
By Paul The other day I had a customer (RV Sales) who I engaged in a long conversation with regarding spiritual things. This happens frequently instead of selling a product (I sidetrack easily). She came from an Adventist perspective but not necessarily hardcore. She shared of a recent conversation with a Mormon friend in which they had agreed to leave […]
Tribute to David Wilkerson
Thoughts by Paul: While it’s never my style to heap praise on an individual, I do want to acknowledge a great man of God when warranted. Even though there were times I really didn’t agree with his harshness or viewpoint, if anyone in recent times fits the description of a ‘prophet’, he did in my mind anyway. He went against the […]
Truth & Justice Series, continued…
TRUTH & JUSTICE SERIES A Biblically Biased Look The other night a participant in a reality show spent quite a bit of time relating the fact that he couldn’t perform well because of some injustice done to not even him, but some friends of his, several year ago. I marvelled at the connection being made as to why he was […]
Grace vs. Man’s attempts at acceptance, March 1, 2011
Written By Paul Growing up the ‘son of a preacher man’ certainly had its uniqueness in some respects, but the greatest of these was the expectancy to “be good”. It seems I forever felt the pressure to perform for somebody, even if it wasn’t my parents. The theology that my life was immersed in taught that if I screwed up, […]
Truth and Justice, Part 2
(Part 2, by Paul) The pursuit of truth and justice is a bad enterprise if one desires a life of physical or mental peace and happiness. I know because I have journeyed there for most of my adult life. It’s hard to even sit down and watch a movie with my family because the movie has to be ‘logical’. “That would […]
Truth and Justice, Part 1
Jake and I have been great friends for over 20 years and have shared a lot of ‘journey’ together in that time. He has witnessed me at my worst and still stood by me. Not many are privileged with that kind of bond. We are most generally in agreement and share many of the same dreams. But one of the differences between us […]