Do you know what makes a politician a politician? Answer: the tongue. Do you know what made my dad whoop me with his belt on my behind with my pants pulled down to my ankles behind a lone tree in a construction zone on the highway when I was 13 yrs. old? Answer: my tongue. …
If you like plot twists and things that aren’t what they appear at first sight, you will like this little read. Over the years of Bible study, I am periodically reminded that God has a sense of humor. Specifically, God has a knack for irony. Irony a state of affairs or an event that seems …
We Need to Talk Sanitation has become a holy word in 2020 along with hand washing, hand sanitizer, social distancing, protective masks, and other now common phrases. As recent as January 2019 people were their relaxed self about sanitation and hygiene. In the primitive days of 2019 you might very well have witnessed a grown …
What are you doing with your life? That’s what I ask myself every time I hit a crossroad on this journey of being a young adult. So many times I’ve had to stop and seriously consider what I want to do with my life, and I’ve realized something. What matters most is how you prioritize …
Last week I had the awkward privilege of teaching sex ed to four teenage boys. Put that down in the “Things I Didn’t Think I Would Do as a Preacher” column. It actually went very well when all was said and done. The young men behaved very maturely, and we were able to talk …