Another attempt by me to do a mini-message on Sundays. I hope this holds up a bit longer than my others! It seems that every week I get followed on Twitter by 3-5 people claiming that they can help me find direction for my life. These "life coach...

I recently read Cloud Atlas by David Mitchell - highly recommend it, btw. The book follows several stories that occur at different points in time. Throughout runs a thread that asks us to question what we believe and what impact that has on our r...

Some years ago there was a woman associated with this ministry. We will refer to her as T. She was an active participant in our discussions. During this time the ministry assisted her materially, as she was in a less than favorable economic situat...

I was once called a "rent-a-pastor" by a guy who at the time was visiting congregations and begging for money to get his church started. He now runs a medium sized church and continues to beg for money to keep it going. Another person told me som...