Ruminations

So, as I entered into the world of pastorship (is that a word?), I had completed my indoctrination in one of the most pharisaical seminaries in the U.S.
I could quote every proof text necessary to bolster my position (in Greek, Hebrew and English), I could definitively tell you why your position was wrong, I could [...]

There are time when I wished the Spirit played by my rules.
He tends to make me uncomfortable. He actually seems to think that all of my preconceived and misconceived ideas about things aren’t as good as his ideas. He even seems to delight in doing exactly that which I don’t want done.
Who does he think [...]

It saddens me to see believers living beneath themselves.
I’ve read news reports about people living in abject poverty who, after they’ve died, it was discovered that they were millionaires. They weren’t millionaires who decided to live on the street, they were street people who had hoarded every penny they were given and found, saving it [...]