Don’t Blame Buxtehude, Either!

Cadence at the Piano, Christmas, 2008 Lord, Protect me from your Followers, Part Two Last month I posted about notorious acts that have been committed in the name of Christianity and those events’ impact on a world that watches us practice our faith. The gist of my post was that people reject God when Christians do […]


Don’t Blame Buxtehude, Either!

Cadence at the Piano, Christmas, 2008 Lord, Protect me from your Followers, Part Two Last month I posted about notorious acts that have been committed in the name of Christianity and those events’ impact on a world that watches us practice our faith. The gist of my post was that people reject God when Christians do […]


Risk, Fear, and Peace

The Pacific Ocean Shaking It Up I’ve been struck lately by passages in the bible that describe people’s fear of Christ’s power. Mark 5 provides one example: 15 A crowd soon gathered around Jesus, and they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons. He was sitting there fully clothed and perfectly […]


Speedy Answers

Rich, Mike, and me He Speaks Through Strangers Last weekend Rich and I joined our dear friend Mike for brunch after we attended our U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary meeting together. In previous weeks, we had been to orientation sessions for a new ministry of our church and we had questions–chewing on those questions along with our omelets seemed […]