Monthly Archives: June 2007

This afternoon I find myself face to face with an interesting dilemma—how to move forward in my journey and remain true to myself and at the same time true to finding an authentic expression of Christianity. At this point in … Continue reading →

Several weeks ago I mentioned the bible story of the two sons who were both asked to go into the vineyards to work and their initial responses and subsequent actions. I identified with the son who said no at first … Continue reading →

I have lately become aware of the many metaphors that we use to describe our lives and also our interpretation of scripture. And I must admit with a certain amount of chagrin that I have been a person who has … Continue reading →

I will have to admit it: I am a big-time book junkie who has been on standby for far to long. I don’t know exactly what it is about books that I am most attracted to either—is it their potential … Continue reading →

Having just finished Rob Bell’s Velvet Elvis I must say there are several observations he makes in his book that I have pondered over the past several days. One of them is a picture of a missionary “taking Jesus” to … Continue reading →

I have once again become aware of the fact that in our search for truth and meaning about our Christian faith or world view—we will indeed bump into some thoughts that are not popular and yes even some stuff that … Continue reading →

Today is one of those creative thinking days following an afternoon off work in order to gather grapevines in the woods of Ashe County, North Carolina with my wife the basket maker. It is something we have done off and … Continue reading →

Father’s day was last Sunday but I just received a card from my second to youngest daughter. In the hustle and bustle to get to our house for breakfast on Sunday, she had forgotten to bring it and told me … Continue reading →

It’s been a busy two weeks and I really don’t know where the time went—maybe some aliens came and sucked it up in a big time machine and took it back to their planet to study it or something. Maybe … Continue reading →