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Outcry Tour 2016 2

Apr

25

2016

This past Saturday, we were blessed with the opportunity to be a part of the 2016 Outcry Tour in Philadelphia (Camden, if we’re being technical about it) I’ll start off by saying it was amazing night, but not necessarily for the reasons I thought it would be going in to the night. Sometimes it’s hard ...

Presence vs. Promise 1

Feb

21

2016

This morning, in our Sunday Life Class (think Sunday School), we continue our series by John Bevere – Good or God. The premised of the series is that things in life might seem good, but are they really good? Do they line of with God’s definition of good? And what is God’s definition of good ...

Some Solutions for the “ACM” 3

Feb

19

2016

In my last post, The Anti-Church Movement, I gave some observations on what I perceive to be an “Anti-Church” movement within the Church. I won’t go into all the details here – you can read them in the other post. Prompted by a comment (thanks, David!) I’m writing this post in hopes to come propose some ...

The Anti-Church Movement 14

Feb

16

2016

I’ve noticed a trend lately. Mostly from postings and blogs I’ve seen shared on social media. Gotta love social media. I don’t have a better term for this phenomenon, so I’m titling it The Anti-Church Movment, or ACM. Don’t get me wrong. This isn’t some secular movement. No. It’s an internal movement within the Church ...

Coming Full Circle 2

Jul

27

2015

I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “coming full circle”. This weekend I experienced the reality of that term. If you’re not familiar with my story, here’s a nutshell version of what happened to me two years ago. On and around July 24, 2013 I experienced a massive manic episode. A complete breakdown. This resulted in ...

Where Do I Fit In? 1

Apr

10

2015

Have you ever wondered to yourself, “where do I fit in?” Well, good news, you’re not alone. At least one other person has – yours truly. I’ve detailed my manic episode I experienced in July of 2013 here and over at The Marriage Fight (a blog Danielle and I coauthor). You can read those for some information ...

Enoch Walks With God…and Man 4

Jul

11

2013

So today was the big day. We found out that baby Barden will be a boy! Truth be told we weren’t terribly surprised. You see we received a prophecy on September 8, 2012 that this would happen. In fact, this prophecy was specific down to the name of the child. I’ve attached unedited (and overlapping, ...

Same Love

Jul

9

2013

So, if you listen to Top 40 radio, chance are you’ve heard Mackelmore’s newest song – The Same Love. It’s a lyrically interesting song, for sure. And Mac, if I may refer to him as such, makes some good points. We’re all God’s children Stereotypes are bad Preaching hate, especially from the pulpit, is always ...

Forgiveness

Jul

6

2013

Last year I wrote a fairly stinging post regarding some hurtful experiences dealing with “the church”. While I never named names, if you run in my circle of friends and acquaintances, it didn’t take a rocket scientist to figure out who I was referring to. Those words were mostly written out of hurt and frustration. ...

Have Your Cake and Eat it Too 1

Mar

30

2013

I recently was sent an article to read, and I couldn’t help but think I’d seen the same sort of logic over and over again recently. “This person wants to have their cake and eat it too.” Unfortunately, it wasn’t actual cake. It was spiritual cake. Let me explain. During the article the author said ...