Fasting for Lent

If you were to begin a 40 day fast on Ash Wednesday, here are two things to think about. 1) The last time you ate lunch: February 17 2) Today (march 30) would be your first meal since you began on Ash Wednesday.

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Is this really happening?

I was under the impression that we were living in a civil democracy.  The health care debate has made me question that. Set aside, for a second, whatever you think about the content of the health care bill and look at process. There are have been all kinds of protests for and against this thing.  [...]

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Saving the world through games?

Fair warning, this might be something of a nerdy post. There was a day when the point of video games was to escape the realities of our world and immerse ourselves in fantasy.  To some extent this is still true but in the last couple of years, the real world and the digital world have [...]

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One year and counting

One year ago today (march 21) we pulled into the parsonage driveway in Harper, Kansas, driving a great big moving van.  This marks my 5th year in ministry but my first as a full time, solo pastor. When I initially came to Harper, I was attracted to the church because I thought I wanted to [...]

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That’s funny, I didn’t know I was a Nazi

When it comes to politics I try to, first and foremost, ground myself in Biblical understandings and commands.  Specifically, I try to let Jesus be my guide.  As a result, there are some things that I happen to line up with Republicans on and others I line up with the Democrats.  Still others I line [...]

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No, things aren’t getting better

There have been two events announced this week that have come as something of a personal shock to me. 1) The Kansas City School District made the decision on Wednesday night to eliminate 29 of it’s 61 schools.  That’s half of it’s schools, closed for good at the end of the school year.  They are [...]

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Short reflection

1- On Monday the second hour of the Diane Rehm show focused on our prison system and the idea of early release programs.  Many of the people on the show argued for locking up the key and leaving people to rot. 2- One of the hourly news stories was about a massacre in Mexico.  It [...]

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Theological Lock-In

So last week the High School youth group requested a lock-in to discuss theological question.  Here’s the list that they gave me to prepare.  We’ll see how it goes tonight. How many of these could you answer? __________________________________ Revelation Conspiracy Theories Holocaust in America Mark of the Beast NWL (New World Laws) 7 bowls The [...]

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