The Divine Crash

This morning I was speaking with some other pastors in my area.  We were speaking about why we do what we do.  Why we are pastors.  While others mentioned calling, love, etc… I said
“I am simply trying to change the world.” 

2 Chronicles 20:12b says this “We don’t know what to do, and so we are looking to you for help.” (CEB)
This shows up at a time when Jehoshaphat is about to be attacked and everyone is looking to him to lead. Jehoshaphat calls a fast and goes to God and pleads with God to punish their enemies [...]

This whole “Christian thing” as some call it has totally consumed my life. Everything I do is influenced by my belief in Jesus as the savior of the whole world. I try to make sure it impacts every part of my life and I work to make sure that my faith in Jesus [...]

The other day I got a call for a hospital visit.  No word on why just that I needed to get their quickly.  When I got to the hospital I found a woman I had never seen before.  Sure, I had spoken to this parishioner on a regular basis but this was not the same person.  Something [...]

Today I bought one of these for my kids.  It is a device that attaches to their clothes and the other end is on my keys.  What happens is if they get more than 25 feet away it starts beeping and if I press a button on the key-chain it starts beeping.  Essentially it is [...]

I love Taco Bell.  I would eat their food all the time if I lived closer to one and wasn’t afraid of dying of a heart attack at 29.  Recently, this amazing gift of God has come under scrutiny.  Now, I don’t care if they are serving me horse meat I still intend to eat [...]

For the past few years (yes, literally years) I have been playing a Facebook game, Mafia Wars.  This game is hosted by Zynga and played through your Facebook identity.  According to here Zynga made 270 Million dollars.  Mafia Wars is the largest game on Facebook and has more players than any other game.  I have [...]

So this Elf on a Shelf thing is just weird for me.  Who thinks this up? Friends of mine told me it has been going on since the 1950′s.  Really? Whose idea was that?  Apparently this doll sits on your shelf and watches your kids and reports to Santa if the child is on the naughty [...]