Category: God In Unlikely Places
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One
This election, perhaps more than any election in recent years, has drawn to the surface unparalleled levels of divisiveness. Social media are often merely containers for vitriol as it is commonplace to see statements like “If you vote for ______ then you’re (insert your favorite derisive adjectives)”. Even among my brothers and sisters in Christ,…
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Positively Charged
While public speaking continues to remain the #1 fear in America, I am one of those strange people that actually enjoys it. When an opportunity presents itself to do some kind of public speaking, I get excited rather than anxious. In fact, I enjoy public speaking so much, I take time off of work so…
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The Gift
The previous week was definitely a Smashing Pumpkins kind of week. As one of my favorite bands of all time, The Smashing Pumpkins are one of those artists that I can listen to over and over and over again and not get tired of them. Their first 3 albums; Gish, Siamese Dream, and Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, are in my…
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Cleaning Up Misunderstandings About Dirtiness
“I heard you did stand up comedy.” Steve started, as he finished shaking my hand in the church lobby. “Yeah I did” I replied. “It was a blast”. The man with whom I was speaking, Steve Daugherty, is the teaching pastor at my church – but not just that – he is also one of…