Category Archives: Church Life

What goes on inside the stained glass walls.

What’s the Big Deal?

It occurs to me that in all of this frustration, people might wonder what the big deal is. Early on in my blog, I wrote about Sugar Packets and Paper Cups and then wrote about it again Here.  That whole … Continue reading

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Going to War

E does not want me to be friends with the church staff.  He says, “You can’t be someone’s boss and their friend–what would you do if you had to fire them?” E says that if I discuss anything negative about … Continue reading

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“Rabboni,” Kiss

Under the guise of help, E has pushed his agenda through the elders and S is taking a sabbatical. It is supposedly so S can have some peaceful rest for himself and his family, but it is the exact opposite. … Continue reading

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Evangelism

The Gospel is not a pitch. It is a parable. Continue reading

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Justification

No, not the justification that comes through the cross, the kind necessary when you buy new furniture. Recently we bought new furniture for our house.  Every time someone comes by and they make a comment about the new furniture, I … Continue reading

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Dangerous People

I have been swamped busy and missed updating yesterday and today is almost over.  I will share one little nugget. My wife had a lady over from the church for coffee.  Girly stuff with little cakes and stuff, I am … Continue reading

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Sugar Packets and Paper Cups, Part 2

A couple weeks after the original encounter with B and P (the elder and his wife), I received an email from P.  She informed me that they had decided what coffee pot was needed for the coffee ministry and asked … Continue reading

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