Do This in Remembrance of Me
This is a somewhat early RLP piece, written when I was still anonymous. I'd guess it was 2003.
I met Hugh Elliott, the man who writes Standing Room Only, by email back in December of...
i think i killed real live preacher
My final entry
i think i killed real live preacher
i didnt mean to i thought resigning as the pastor of covenant baptist church would be its own thing i thought it would remove something from...
You Ain’t Jesus, Preacher Part Two: Losing The Language of Love
Note: Click here to read part one of this story.
This is the story of how ministers find out they’re not Jesus. This is the story of hitting bottom.
You start figuring out you’re not Jesus...
You Ain’t Jesus, Preacher, Part One: The Tower of Babel
Everyone has identity issues now and again. Maybe you don’t know who you are or don’t like who you think you might be. Maybe you’re a little too close to your mother, or maybe...
Goodbye, Iron Giant
Before you read this you should read "Trinket Transformation."
Saturday before last, I found a little boy under my table eating M&Ms. He was clearly eyeing my Iron Giant Action Figure.
"Go ahead, you can play...
Trinket Transformation
I got to design my own office when we built our church four years ago. It's a 10' by 10' room with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves all around, a large window and a recessed area for...
I was only ever outside once
This piece was originally posted in February of 2004 and was intended to describe my experience as an anonymous blogger and my creepy feelings about how insulated Church culture is in our world. It...
Big Numbers and Little Girls
I’m in my office reading “Billions and Billions” by Carl Sagan and glancing occasionally at the picture of my youngest daughter that is on the screen of my computer.
In this very moment, right now,...
Forgiveness
Forgiveness is the healing of wounds caused by another. You choose to let go of a past wrong and no longer be hurt by it. Forgiveness is a strong move to make, like turning...