John the apostle wrote, “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth” (John 1:14). John and others saw the greatness, the magnificence of Jesus. They saw the real God, the real […]
Epic fail
When I was in seminary I played on a church softball team. In one game I was playing second base and the other team had a runner on first. The batter hit the ball to shallow center field. I went to second to take the throw for an easy force out. Now this was a […]
Radicalized Christians 2
No condemnation A man pulled up and stopped his car in the street next to my home in a small town in Texas. I had just parked my own car and gotten out. I didn’t know the man. He knew I was a pastor, maybe because I was living in the parsonage of a […]
We’re all bastards, but…
I was born into and grew up in a really nice family. Two parents and six siblings. It was, for the most part, a peaceful and good family. By good I am referring to values and behaviors. We went to church all the time; once I gave up playing in a Little League baseball game […]
The case of the mysterious revelation (part 2)
(Please read part 1 below) What was God going to do with them? The detective investigated, examined evidence and clues, consulted experts, theorized, followed leads – but he was stumped. He couldn’t solve the mystery. So, finally, he just watched. He set up a stake out and watched. He watched what God did. God […]