My pastor and friend, Andy, made a joke at my expense at the conclusion of last Sunday’s service. When I was out of town. When I was unable to defend myself. Coward. He announced that he’s put together a building committee. Then he went through the list of its members,… Read More
Archive Tag: kingdom of heaven
Beggar’s Fortune (Part 7)
Just a few days before the depression took over, I agreed to write a book about the kingdom of God. My publisher was glad I’d shaken my fears and started writing again. My working title was Beggar’s Fortune and I hoped it would inspire Christians who’ve only been told what… Read More
Witness In Florida
After almost a decade of travel, I thought I’d sung at a church in every denomination – even the ones that deny being denominations. But Saturday night was a first. “I’ve never even heard of an Evangelical Covenant church,” I told Jim Black, one of the church’s two pastors. He… Read More
Sell Everything Christian
A third of Americans now label themselves “born again Christian.” The term comes from a story in the bible in which Jesus tells a religious leader named Nicodemus that he must be “born again” in order to see the kingdom of God. American Christians in the sixties – some say… Read More
The Kingdom On A Trampoline
Sosy, Gabriella and Penelope: Family. View Post
Going Giftless Part 3
The way my family celebrates Christmas has everything to do with how we celebrate Halloween. We’re trying to be consistent. Every October I go into the attic and pull out two large plastic bins full of Halloween decorations and one even bigger one full of costume scraps: wigs, wings, hats,… Read More