(Originally posted on January 17, 2013) My heart is grieved. My heart has been heavy over the past weeks and months as I have seen the debate develop surrounding guns and violence in our nation in the wake of the horrific shootings in Newtown, CT. I am not going to use this forum to write […]
Category: Life Matters
Pardon the Interruption
I don’t like being interrupted. If I’m really honest with myself, I’m the kind of person who likes to know what to expect from each day, have my plan set out, and hopefully enjoy a few moments of down time at the end of the day. I like to think most of us operate like […]
Repentance and the Doctrine of Ray Ray
Pro athletes say stuff. A lot of stuff. And, like pop stars at awards shows, God gets thrown in there on a somewhat regular basis. Its something we’re used to by now. Look, I can’t judge, I was the small town evangelical kid who used to pour through “thank yous” in liner notes (I was […]
A Pastor of Pastors
(This reflection was originally published in the 2009-2010 edition of the Tikhonaire and reposted on the St. Tikhons Website – http://www.stots.edu) On an afternoon in mid-December, as my final fall semester at St. Tikhon’s concluded, and as questions and decisions about “what comes next” were weighing on my heart, I picked up the phone and […]
“So, Dad, Who Are We Rooting For?”
I miss my dad. For anyone who’s lost a parent, you figure out quick that there are times that will never be the same in your life. There are of course the usual times – holidays, the anniversary of their death, etc. which forever carry a weight of loss and an unbreakable thread of remembrance. […]
Saved Together 