That was the question that my sister-in-law posed to myself and my wife as we were standing in the hot sun at Disneyland. We were already a few hours into our Disneyland adventure and this foray was already proving itself to be more exhaustive than imagined. Standing in line for 30 minutes with a restless 2, 3, … Continue reading “What Are We Doing Here?”
In the early years of my stalwart baseball career I can remember learning the fundamentals of baseball. This learning was so great that it has emboldened me ever since to be the game's best critic. After all, what I learned as a six year old on a field not too far away in the Bronx … Continue reading Stay Low: Mystical Moments From Childhood
Author's Note: When I use myth I simply mean a symbolic narrative or a story that gives meaning. When I was in Kindergarten recess time amongst the boys was spent riding blue tricycles all across the playground. All of the tricycles were the same except one. All of the tricycles had a rainbow logo on the … Continue reading The Stories We Live By
I don't mean to be picky or to be "that guy" but I really don't like the idea that Jesus is the greatest hero or superhero of all time. I'm also not into the idea that superheroes of various kinds are reflective of a deep human desire for a savior of some sort. I used … Continue reading Jesus Ain’t My Hero
Social Media is such a strange place. Anyone can be whoever they want to be and project that image out into the world through such mediums as Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. It is the perfect set up for the narcissist, the abuser, the oppressor, and the deeply insecure because it enables them to be in … Continue reading You Can Be Whoever You Want To Be
It was a seemingly inconsequential car ride. A few days ago I hopped into our car to drive to the Dunkin' Donuts down the road from our house to get a cup of Joe. This is a normal occurrence for me providing a break from sermonizing or whatever church responsibilities are driving my day such as emails, meetings, visits or teaching. During this … Continue reading giving Voice to a Voice that hasn’t been heard
i'm here to tell you about the gospel of nice it'll make you feel good even though you'll lose your life consign you to death with a smile on my face "go along to get along"; that is our pace embedded within is a deep seated rage to give expression to would surely be … Continue reading the gospel of nice
This past Friday night I attended a church service of sorts at one of the many Church of Nones throughout the fine city of New York. Such churches have been popping up more and more in the outer boroughs. Whereas as a youth I would go to lower Manhattan for church I now find myself going … Continue reading Attending the Church of None
This past summer we spent three straight days in Disneyland with Becca's side of the family. As was expected we had a blast and are already looking forward to going back this coming summer. Though, there's something that has stayed with me since we left the parks. It was the quiet that we encountered when we … Continue reading The Commodity of Quiet
There are certain things that over time are harder and harder for me to ignore and have ended up becoming sources of frustration and even anger. One specifically relates to how the church and its pastors often use and interpret the scriptures. A recent article written by David Bentley Hart for Commonweal exposes this very problem. Hart … Continue reading The Fallacy of Sola Scriptura?
A Foolish Way 