Did Jesus Laugh?
Did Jesus Laugh?This is the central question around which the mystery novel The Name of the Rose, by Umberto Eco, turns—a book most worthy of reading, not only for its clever plot, but for the [...]
A Confession and a Final Critique
I write as I watch the Academy Awards Ceremony...a true procrastinator, as you all already know. I'm behind on my blog entry this week. And I want Mark Smith also to know that I am [...]
A Mission Statement
First, some bonus material on last week's theme...dealing with Character and Suffering. Stuff that was left on the cutting room floor. I'm repeating this from a post I did last week, because I thought folk [...]
Does Suffering Build Character?
This entry accompanies the 2nd in a 4-part sermon series "Character: Christian Life Practice".I ran cross country in high school - the only sport I could possibly have earned a letter in because it required [...]
Maiden Voyage…"The Character of Character"
Friday morning. I write as I stare at the usual blank screen waiting for the muse to show up and help me organize the tangle of thoughts in my head into a coherent Sunday message [...]