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Lent 2021, Day 36: Muslims, Christians, and a shared truth.
I never considered that both Muslims and Christians believe this about Good Friday.
March 30, 2021 -
Lent 2021, Day 30: This is a really bad sermon, too.
I’ve got another entry for the “Bad Sermons” tag…
March 23, 2021 -
Lent 2021, Day 19: This is what religion without religion looks like.
“Men never do evil so completely and cheerfully as when they do it from religious conviction.”
― Blaise Pascal
March 10, 2021 -
Lent 2021, Day 18: Very, very, very wrong.
And just like that, it’s later-latter rain, and a brand new Upper Room, complete with monthly Zoom calls.
March 9, 2021 -
Lent 2021, Day 14: White light and the visible present.
Sigh. The sad state of American Evangelical Christianity today, and how it got here.
March 4, 2021 -
Lent 2021: Ash Wednesday
Join me, won’t you, as I try, and most likely fail on some days, to blog through this holy season of repentance and meditation.
February 17, 2021 -
The Quiet Faith of Hank Hill
“King of the Hill”, which ran from 1997 through 2010, is remembered for a number of things: propane and propane accessories; the fictional but somehow seemingly real Texas city of Arlen; just how “not right” Hank felt his son Bobby was; Peggy’s feet, Cotton’s shins, and Hank’s behind; and how refreshing a cool Alamo was, preferably sipped while standing in the back alley with a group friends and saying “yup” or “I’ll tell you what” as a sign of mutual satisfaction with life.
One thing that has long stood out to me, however, is Hank’s inherent and strong Christian faith.September 2, 2020 -
Lent 2020, Day 27: Flashback Friday: Billy Sunday vs. the Spanish Flu.
There’s nothing new under the sun. Or behind the pulpit.
March 27, 2020 -
Lent 2020, Day 20: Get Confident, Stupid!
Hi, I’m Troy McClure. You might remember me from such self-help films as, “Smoke Yourself Thin” and, “Get Confident, Stupid”.
March 19, 2020 -
Lent 2020, Day 18: A particular pastor’s perspective on the present problem- COVID-19.
This is about protecting the vulnerable in our society. This is about being true to who we are as Christians, putting others before ourselves.
March 17, 2020
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