Tangled is of course Disney’s adaptation of the classic fairy tale of Rapunzel. It fits right into the classic Disney animated musical style with princesses, love, villains, and a happily ever after. I’m trying to process what I think about the movie, which is the reason I’m writing this review. I felt the way they
Black Friday Overshadowing Thanksgiving
A friend of mine pointed this out: it’s ironic that the holiday focused on being thankful is becoming overshadowed by a day most focused on getting things we don’t have. It’s like “We’re thankful for all the black Friday sales and thankful for all the money we have, so that why can go buy a
Thanksgiving, Communion, Church, Family
Tomorrow Americans celebrate Thanksgiving. The holiday has become known as a time to gather with one’s extended family and have a feast. I heard someone (Frank Viola in Reimagining Church I believe) say that the Thanksgiving holiday is probably the best representation we have of what communion ought to look like. Imagine communion as loving,
Outline: Chronicles
I’ve created an outline for the book of Chronicles. You can view it by clicking on the following link: Chronicles Outline. photo credit: Wonderlane via photopin cc
Outline: Samuel / Kings Part II
I’ve created an outline for the books of Samuel and Kings. This second part covers the kings of Judah and Israel during the divided kingdom. You can view it by clicking on the following link: Samuel / Kings Outline Part II. photo credit: Wonderlane via photopin cc
Outline: Samuel / Kings Part I
I’ve created an outline for the books of Samuel and Kings. This first part covers Samuel, Saul, David, and Solomon. You can view it by clicking on the following link: Samuel / Kings Outline Part I. photo credit: Wonderlane via photopin cc
Leadership in Organic Church
I believe leadership is one of the most confusing subjects about “organic” or “simple” church. We say that there aren’t leaders in the sense of a person or two doing all of the “leading”, making the decisions, running the meetings, doing all the teaching, etc. But that doesn’t mean that there isn’t leadership. There most
Book Review: Pure Eyes
I recently read a few books on the subject of sexual purity. Most of them were directed specifically toward men, though one was written to both sexes. The latter correctly recognized that many women deal with lust as well, albeit they typically experience it in different ways than men do. Of these books, my favorite
Youth Ministry: Helping or Harming?
This is a review of the documentary called Divided. I’ll warn you up front, this movie may well be very challenging and upsetting. But I think it is right for the most part. So I challenge you, especially pastors and fathers, to take the time to watch it and consider what it says. Before moving
The Bible and Sexuality Part 4
Homosexuality This topic is a continuation from the previous post. There is certainly a lot of strongly held beliefs out there in regards to homosexuality, so in light of this, I think it will be helpful to look at some “facts” (that is, certain ascertains which I believe to be relatively hard to deny, though