As I mentioned here last week, I published a book on the topic of the Church, titled, There’s The Steeple… Here’s The Church—I call it “The Church Book”. As I was recently revisiting this book, I came across a chapter or two that I wanted to share again. And so that is what I’m doing…
Tag: Church
The Need to Be Right (Can Be So Wrong!)
Somehow, through the centuries and millennia of history, religious folk have gotten the notion that the supreme goal of their spiritual pursuit is to know the right answer—to find and know the Truth. With a capital ‘T’. Certainly a goal of spiritual hunger is to find answers, enlightenment, and ‘truth’. But just what that means—”What…
Our Experience at the Hill Cumorah Pageant
“You’re all sinners! You are an abomination to God!!” These words were angrily spit at the thousands of people peacefully passing through the entrance to the Hill Cumorah Pageant’s last showing for 2013—an event which was attended by this writer and his wife. Friends of ours participated in the Pageant this year. They played various…
¿Saber, o Conocer? [Church Book Excerpt]
Several years ago I published a book containing much of the writing on the topic of the Church that I had published here up to that point. Those posts are still available in the archives, and many are still read on a weekly basis. Just the other day I was flipping through a copy of…
[From The Archive] Relating
Our recent visit to Ohio for some big family events has given us the opportunity for some great visiting time with relatives and friends we haven’t seen for a long while—some a very long while! Those visits often include shared meals, certainly include sharing stories, and have also included some great conversations about the things…
An Open Letter Apology from the Church
Not that I have any real force behind this open letter to every person on the planet, but it’s what’s on my heart today. For so long, those who claim to know and live for God have been such a harmful representation of him (myself included) that many people wrongly dismiss their rightful place as…
Question With Boldness
Though most people nowadays can conceive of no better poster child for agnosticism (or, at the very least, deism), Jefferson himself may have had a bone to pick with such people. In a letter to his nephew, on the topic of forming his own views on religion (a topic which he labeled “important”), Thomas Jefferson…
Scattering, or Gathering?
Recently I was catching up on some podcast listening and enjoyed hearing Wayne Jacobsen’s response to an article by John Burton. I am unfamiliar with Mr. Burton, but in general, his interpretation of observable trends does seem to differ from mine—at least, his conclusions certainly differ. His article is titled: “You are NOT the church:…
Lord, Save Us From Your Followers
Being a fan of documentaries, and, having many thoughts on the nature and condition of the church, I was intrigued enough by the title and description of the movie above to click the play button on a recent visit to Hulu.com. As the video began, I wasn’t entirely sure which “side” was being presented. I…
Sunday Morning
Our friend Marie showed us this video tonight. If you’ve ever had any part in the planning and execution of a local Sunday morning “show” … I think you’ll get a few laughs from this video, too. 🙂 Enjoy!