I really had no idea where to post this, so I’m putting it here.  I guess it falls under both theology and the church.

After reading that article about Furtick and his 1.7 million-dollar home, secluded and fenced off, I started thinking about this.  It seems like the big issue isn’t the money or the lack of transparency or the house itself.  It…[Read more]

I posted a little about this on the FB group, but I wanted to write about it more generically.  After a blow-up with my in-laws over this issue, I started thinking about how it seems like a lot of people just don’t seem to think boundaries are important.  My family tends to put them in the wrong place; my in-laws tend to just have none.  On top of …[Read more]

Something occurred to me and I just kind of needed to rant about it.  Was having a conversation with a friend about how often straight Christians sit around talking about “what to do” about including/accepting/welcoming LGBT people.  It annoys me, and I couldn’t figure out why, since I’m a straight person.  And with the US Supreme Court killing th…[Read more]

So, I’m sorry I’ve been absent lately.  One more week and all the business should let up a bit.  This past weekend was a whirlwind of activity, and one of the reasons was that my son’s jazz band competed in a big festival last Friday.  We found out today that his band (kids ages 9-11) came in first in their category (middle schools) and third ov…[Read more]

My son had his spring concert last night, and they played this song (which is on my top 10 list). He has a solo around 2 minutes in.

I have a guest post up for Dianna Anderson today (I mentioned her in the hangout about feminism/spirituality, and I think her blog is on the list).  She’s had a series on “Account and Countenance,” all about our images of God.  Here’s mine: http://diannaeanderson.net/blog/2013/5/guest-post-god-an-old-white-dude-on-jeopardy

This was the story I posted today, inspired by Mark Driscoll comparing women to drippy faucets (and David’s marvelous cartoon in response).  Driscoll is a never-ending fount of inspiration for such things, no?

So, my kid did this thing.  His school was having a fundraiser at our local Barnes & Noble, and his jazz band performed right in the cafe there.  We knew he was playing a solo in their first song, and I thought that was it.  He surprised us by playing a solo in their final number which he wrote himself (they are learning to improvise).  Keep in min…[Read more]

I’m not sure if this is the place for it, but it seemed to fit.  If it’s not, let me know.   I guess I think my kids’ beliefs are sort of in the realm of personal spirituality.

This morning, my 9yo son was baptized.  This was entirely his choice; we did not force, coerce, or even suggest it–he approached us and asked.  He actually first ask…[Read more]

I wasn’t really sure where to post this, so I’m putting it here.   I write a new short story about once a week (didn’t do it last week due to illness).  Here’s the link to this week’s story: The Royal Family of Hell: Episode 1.  My goal is to be a bit more willing to share my writing, because it honestly terrifies me to think of people reading my…[Read more]