One of Those Days
Some days, it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. As Elvis once sang, "nothin' is right from mornin' till night," and nothing you can do...
Out of Limbo
A lot of discussions have been had recently, both in my life and in the larger world, about life, death, and the afterlife. Today the...
Uncommon
Occasionally I get visitors in the office who will ask why we've not been doing something that's "common sense." There's usually one of...
Mud Puddles
It happened again last week: someone told me I have an incredibly easy job. I may or may not have audibly sighed before launching into my...
The Biblical Condemnation of Abortion
Hello, everyone. With Chris out of town, he left me to create the blog post. So, as I sat down to create this blog post, I begun to think...
Tis the Gift to be Simple
One of my sister's favorite tunes is "Simple Gifts," a Shaker hymn made famous by Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring. It begins, "Tis the...
Wisdom of the Ages
A colleague in ministry and I recently had a conversation about the Book of Proverbs. To make a long discussion short, neither of us are...
Suicide in Scripture
At the beginning of this week, a friend of mine sent me a message, asking me very generalized questions. I didn’t think anything of it,...
Strength in weakness
Hello everyone, I am recent employee to the church, under the title of ministry associate, John Conner. I’ve been of attendance of this...