At 9:30 Saturday morning, I’ll lace up my shoes and walk. I probably won’t say a word. I’ll gaze up a bridge at gorgeous surroundings — sun, clouds, and shimmering water — at the breathtaking horizon that greets me, I’ll place a tread-worn Adidas running shoe on a strip of pavement, and I’ll walk. It’s […]
Archives for March 2014
The Forbidden Fruit: An Apple…or Welch’s Grape Juice?
Today, I’m going to blow your mind. Actually, I’m going to take on one of the most deeply rooted, commonly accepted social standards in the Christian faith. My goal is to blow your mind. I will probably succeed in sincerely offending you. I am not trying to offend. I don’t want to. But it’s likely unavoidable […]
What Your Kid Thinks of Church
The lights lower. The video screen darkens and people hurry to their seats. It’s time for church. A man steps to the podium and begins. Man: Blah, blah, blah — blah, blah, blah — of the blah, and the blah, and the blah. Aa-blah. What?? You’ve come to church for years. But you’ve probably never imagined […]