Crunch only with an h not an r

Repairing my friendship with Tom has had an unexpected benefit. 
 
I have hated our new church almost since I first set foot in the door.  I think that is because I had unresolved business at my old church.  Today I found that I actually got a lot out of the service (the music was awesome…thanks [...]

Super Glued Friendship

Yesterday, I met with a friend that I had not spoken to because of an argument.  He had told me over a year ago that he was sorry, but I was not ready to hear it.  I probably “accepted” his apology at the time.  But my hope was that I would [...]

Forgiveness II

So tomorrow is the day I am meeting with an old friend who was indirectly responsible for really hurting my wife.  When I asked for the meeting, I was not sure what I would say.  Funny thing.  The act of asking for the meeting seems to have released a lot of the anger I felt.  [...]

Humble Pie

Well today I took step one in restoring my faith.  I reached out to someone I need to forgive in order to get back on the path.
 
I left my old church under less than ideal circumstances.  The bitterness and anger have left a cancer on my soul. 
 
I do not want to see this person [...]

Fun with the Apocalypse

 
Who said the end of the world would not be fun.
 
According to people at my parents’ church, Barack Obama is the anti-Christ.  Thank goodness!  All of the other anti-Christs from my childhood were so mean.  Henry Kissinger was kind of grumpy.  Nixon was too evil.  Clinton was too messy (especially on blue dresses).  Michael Jackson [...]

Christmas Letter

Yule love this letter

 
Greetings friends, neighbors and genetically similar individuals!  It has been several years since our last Christmas letter, so we figured it was time.  As of the writing of this letter, Jenn, Ethan and Ben are still sucking precious oxygen out of the atmosphere. 
 
Well it is 2008 and we still do not [...]

Sunday school *3

Week 3 of Sunday school:  This week is about being thankful.  It is funny how I can be so cynical in adult worship, but so open to God while teaching Sunday school.  In spite of all my negative mutterings on this blog, I am stunned by God’s sustaining my family.  Statistically, I should be divorced [...]

Sunday School, Part II, Electric Boogaloo

Ah…much better.
 
I taught Sunday school again this week and it went much better.  Last week I had 14 kids by myself and well…it did not go well.
 
What a difference a week makes.  For one thing, I was not alone.  Also, the curriculum was much more meaty this week.
 
On a totally different note, we went to [...]

It is not that bad…it is worse

 
Spiritually I am in the pits.  Actually it is the sub-pits.  I have to look up to see the pits.  For reasons that are pretty clear to me that I do not want to get into now, my theological tower collapsed.  Belief is very much like the game of Jenga.  You can toss out bits [...]

Blur II

I titled this entry Blur too, but for an entirely different reason.  This morning a Ugandan Children’s choir visited our church.   The singing and dancing were almost breathtaking.  Their choreography was so rapid that literally they were a blur at times.  And while they were dancing they were singing too.  Only children could move and [...]