the ass-end of the story

Pardon me for going all “King James” on you with the subject line. But I’ve been thinking about Palm Sunday and an oft-overlooked character in the scene. Namely, the transportation. Yes, I’m talking about the donkey – or in King Jimmy...

using big theological terms like a pro

Normally I like to send out emails on the weekend.  But this weekend my brain just didn’t want to work.  Does that ever happen to you?  Every time I wanted to sit down and dash off something profound and witty, it just said “nope, no way.” So I...

an Agatha Christie Old Testament

Do you like to read mysteries? Is it fun to pit yourself against the author to see if you can figure out whodunnit before the sleuth?  Or are you maybe the kind of reader who never figures it out first, but loves all the twists and turns and red herrings? There is...

Is Christianity fading away?

Recent statistics and numbers show an alarming change in the number of self-identified Christians in America in the years ahead. My plans this week got upended.  I thought I had a great email set up to send out… but then something happened.  Now it’s on...