Archives for: April 2010
Arguing with the Gospel of John
The "doubting Thomas" story is one that I love. But, I think it's only because I love to argue with it. I think I know what John wants to tell us. "Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have come to believe" refers to you and me. We didn't ha… more »
What Kind of a Church Is This?
Sometimes I get discouraged about the church. I've been hurt by the church (as so many have been far worse than me), I've been disillusioned on many occasions. Most often I feel like we're just pretending, like we really don't mean what we say. We lik… more »
What is God up to?
I visited along with my wife Oneita today a mission called The Breakthrough Center in Buckroe area of Hampton. They offer lunch to anyone who would like to join them, clothing and emergency food, computer classes and resume writing. Most of all they… more »
Known in the breaking of the bread
The resurrection appearances of Jesus are all as interesting and mysterious as the accounts of Easter. In our first appearance Jesus' mysteriously shows up on the road to Emmaus. Two followers of Jesus are talking about all that had happened from Jesu… more »