Pastor CharlesMar 18, 20214 minThe Kingdom Comes NearBe warned, this is not my most polished writing (not like it is ever really polished). I am having to condense big stories into small...
-Apr 1, 20205 minDo You Outsource Your Spiritual Life? (Or, "Why You Cannot Rely on Your Pastor")“So, what do you do?” When someone asks me this, I immediately become aware that this is a question pregnant with expectation. When I say...
-Feb 18, 20206 minThese Are His Stories [Insert Law and Order "Dun Dun"]The power of God is real. That is where it all begins. I used to watch Law and Order religiously. The original one, not the 18 different...
-Feb 19, 20193 minI have to join in where I canI ordered my burger without a bun. I did not feel good about this. I think to compensate I ordered one of the biggest burgers from Broad...
-Jan 14, 20195 minno stereotypes, just jesusBy now you may have heard the big news. Or maybe you have not. Maybe this will be your introduction to where God is taking the gathering...
-Jun 6, 20189 minfor us, not to usThere is an old joke about a man who had just become a Christian. He loved Jesus. He knew Jesus saved him from his sin and he wanted to...
-Feb 15, 20183 minWhat no one really wants to sayI am not a sociologist or a psychologist. I cannot tell you all the mitigating factors that lead to someone thinking that the best thing...
-Jan 16, 20184 minNot Even a Q-Tip Would HelpThere is a little Pharisee in all of us. Luke 18:10–12: “Two men went up into the temple to pray, one a Pharisee and the other a tax...
-Dec 18, 20173 minI Will Have To Look At Memes LessI read a lot. I’m constantly reading something. That is not new. I have always loved to read. I constantly brag to my wife that I was in...
-Oct 9, 20173 minI wept openly. I think it freaked them out.I’m not really one for musicals. I have only seen one Broadway play in my life. Lauren wanted to go since she was in drama in High...