I recently read Twain's, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. I had never heard of this book, but it is part of a 100 year old set of Twain novels I acquired a few years ago. I read Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn in public…
As I watched my cat using my desk Bible and preaching Bible as pillows. I thought him doing this again (he does this daily) is a regular image of most people's relationship with their Bibles. A lot of people drag their Bible to church on Sundays and Wednesdays,…
Here we are again. It is November and we have all been subject to an endless stream of lies from people who want power and money and all that comes with it. It is election time and an endless number of people are sounding the trumpet about the villainy of…
A few years ago I was involved in a struggling church. I diagnosed some problems and spoke with the leadership of this church about the problems. Namely they were unwelcome to the community that had changed around them. Decades ago the community around the church had been white and the…
I have awarded Moon and myself the half year (2022) trophy for Best New Podcast of 2022. Due to the wide range of topics we cover, the guests we host, and the books we review, the people have spoken. You will want to get on this train before it leaves…
If you attend church regularly, it is not uncommon for people to start looking at their watches near the end of the service. It is almost as if their butt's have a clock on them, or maybe it is their stomach. One of the reasons people want to…
I listen to a lot of podcasts. I am sure there are people who dwarf my listening habits, but I would guess I listen to between 5-10 hours per day, which in my mind is a pretty large number. I have a podcast running in the background during most of…
The prophet Daniel does not seem very relevant to most Christians I know. Within this group that does not seem to care for the prophet are people who study the Bible regularly and those who barely touch it. The Christian response to a pagan world is expertly demonstrated by Daniel,…