When Dayton, Ohio was put under a tornado warning before the tornadic activity began thousands of social media posts said..."Thanks for ruining my night Jamie. (Jamie Simpson is the Meteorologist on TV) You ruined Bachelorette for everyone." Another said: "Get off my TV."
This really makes me ask several questions about our priorities and also our response to interruptions in our day. Am I the only one wondering????
Memorial Day seems to have diverse purposes as we observe the upcoming weekend.
1.The original purpose was to honor those who died in serving our country.
2. This seems to have expanded to decorating not only gravesites of those who had served our country but also our other loved ones.
Many have asked...study week, is that another vacation week?
It seems to me that Millennials are being given the award for apathy in today’s world. They are called the “meh” generation. If I am not mistaken, the Simpsons first coined the word “meh” which seems to provide some clarity to the description of apathy.
Archived Posts
Back and Forth with Chat GPT
Many of you know that I’ve found a new consultant to bounce my ideas off in regard to preaching. My good buddy Chat GPT and I sometimes disagree—often miscommunicate—but usually come up with some fruitful illustrations.
One More Thing About Becoming Wholly Human
I was talking Sunday about the work of Hare and Woods and their idea of ‘the survival of the friendliest.’ Essentially, they conclude that “our greatest evolutionary advantage wasn't that we could do everything ourselves. It was that we could do things together.”
Here’s a preview of our congregation’s Core Values
In the coming weeks we will be exploring the importance of presence, prayers, gifts, service, witness, and growth in grace. These are at the heart of what we commit to when we join a Wesleyan grace-led church like ours. But we choose to broaden them out and state them in a new way…
The Biblical prayer we don’t know what to do with
Psalm 137 is written by people who have experienced catastrophic loss.
They have been conquered...
Patience and Trust
Sunday, in my benediction (which traditional folks did not hear) I talked about the Marshmallow Test. The original results of that test with children was that those who could delay gratification did better in life than those who could not.