Author Archives: reallifepastor

First, I need to say that, though I’m writing about the President of the United States, this is not a political post.  I know many people who voted for our current president.  I did not.  I love the friends and … Continue reading →

First, I need to say that, though I’m writing about the President of the United States, this is not a political post.  I know many people who voted for our current president.  I did not.  I love the friends and … Continue reading →

  Didn’t we have some beautiful weather this week?  Sunlight gleaming, air refreshing, flowers blossoming, thermometer flirting with 80 degrees…in February. There’s been a lot in the news lately about folks who accept the scientific fact of climate change and … Continue reading →

I’ve tried to stay positive.  I’ve clung to hope that things wouldn’t get as bad as I’d imagined.  My hope is waning.   Current policies whittling away at my hopefulness:   *removal of federal protections from transgender students   *broadening … Continue reading →

  Yeah.  So, this is one of those passages we’re supposed to read metaphorically, right?   Jesus didn’t really mean to turn the other cheek when someone strikes us, did he?  He didn’t mean that when someone takes our coat we … Continue reading →

This week, Jeff Stanley posted a picture on Facebook of a fully-functioning Yugo he’d seen on I-75.  Traffic had stopped, and there it was.  He took the picture and posted it.  My response was simply to state the obvious.  “This … Continue reading →

When we baptized Devon a minute ago, we promised to love Devon and to help his dads nurture him into the Christian faith until he’s able to claim that faith for his own.  What will that nurture look like?  Yes, … Continue reading →

As a follower of Jesus, I’m all for love.  I believe God so loved the world.  I believe in loving my neighbor and my enemies.  I believe love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. … Continue reading →

So.  Some things happened this week.  Lots of things.  Are you wondering how to follow Jesus in the new circumstances in which we find ourselves in our country?  I sure am. Some folks throughout history have found the Sermon on … Continue reading →

Until 15 years ago, I was a Baptist.  A progressive Baptist…which isn’t an oxymoron, as many would suppose.  In truth, the phrase is redundant.   True Baptist values are best described in terms of freedom–freedom for the individual to interpret … Continue reading →