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Hipster Jesus 4

Aug

3

2012

Meet Hipster Jesus. Hipster Jesus has an iPhone 316, with his own personal angel to fill in for Siri. His phone is loaded with apps only the Son of God can access. His jeans are definitely skinnier than your jeans. In fact, you probably shouldn’t even bother trying. You’re not going to win the skinny ...

Dear Glennon 49

May

30

2012

Glennon, I guess I should feel honored (maybe?) that you would “call me out” on a blog post. Since I love a good debate, I figured I’d respond here and maybe clear up my position a bit. I get that we don’t all have to agree, really I do. Would I like you to agree ...

The Suggestion Box

May

23

2012

As a fan (and I use that term more and more loosely lately) of The Office, I remember a scene where Michael Scott had a suggestion box that was supposed to be used by the staff. This box, in theory, was to be checked by Michael to take everyone’s concerns into consideration. Thing was, he ...

Jesus and Tiger Woods

Apr

6

2012

You might think Jesus and Tiger Woods have pretty much nothing in common. Hopefully by the end of this post you’ll see they their stories are intricately intertwined. I’ve been thinking on the topic of why Jesus came – why He did what only He could do this week. It is Good Friday and all. ...

Parable of the Sower

Mar

15

2012

Recently I’ve been attending (ok, only twice) a mens small group at the Vineyard Church of Wellsboro. It has been such a blessing! Our text last week was the parable of the sower, from Mark 4:7-20 “Listen! A farmer went out to plant some seed.4As he scattered it across his field, some of the seed ...

Facebook Explanation

Feb

25

2012

I know I don’t really owe anyone an explanation as to why we’re back on Facebook, but I thought I’d post a blog about it, instead of having to answer the question over and over again 🙂 As many of our friends know we’ve gone on 2 Facebook “breaks” recently. Mostly due to issues mentioned ...

Truth & Grace 2

Feb

21

2012

John 1:14 – “The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth.” I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the concept of being full of grace and truth. Warning – Truth Bombs ...

Can We Handle the Truth?

Feb

12

2012

First, let’s start out with the classic scene from A Few Good Men. I LOVE that line. So, this past weekend, I’ve found myself the “victim” of the Facebook block on 2 separate occasions. I figured I would share the circumstances and some observations. Block #1 Oh, Facebook Ticker, I love you and ...

Not the Jesus of the Bible 27

Feb

10

2012

Warning right up front: this post will probably be offensive to some. I’m just trying to take an honest approach and share my thoughts. They are by NO MEANS gospel. You have been warned. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about the election. Who am I kidding? I think about politics all the time. I’m ...

Haters Gon’ Hate 3

Jan

26

2012

I think we’ve all run across the phrase “haters gon’ hate” at one point or another in life. I’ve spent quite a bit of time lately reflecting on the phrase as it applies to the church. Let me start out with a video from Steven Furtick, pastor of Elevation Church. Now, I get it, when ...