I wrote this article for a local publication, and after some weird edit choices by them, it ran. For those who enjoyed it, here it is in its full, unedited, original brilliance... Lately, my mailbox has been overflowing, not so much with bills, but with political flyers. You’re getting them too, right? The ones that … Continue reading A Christian Voter’s Guide
I want to thank so many of you for reaching out to let me know how much you miss reading my posts. I know it's been a long time since I've posted. It's not that I don't have anything to say, it's just hard to know what to say and how to say it these … Continue reading Back to It
I’m not a pet person. I know this is hard for pet people to understand, because SO many people have pets, and pets are one of those things we just take for granted that everybody feels the same way about. But it is very uncomfortable for me when I visit the home of someone who … Continue reading On Race and Unity
Who are you? What defines you? What is your identity? "Identity" is a loaded term these days, being all wrapped up in things like sexuality, sexual preference, gender identity, racial identity, political affiliation – and it’s all become very divisive, very incendiary – and very confusing. Some of us might joke about the political correctness … Continue reading Who Are You?
As this coronavirus thing wears on with all of its social distancing and all-too-real statistics, I continue to see people posting things on social media attacking those who do things differently, with absolute confidence that "those people" are wrong enough to be personally insulted. And I see a whole lot of it coming from Christians, … Continue reading We Can Do Better
UPDATE: It made the (downriver) paper! This morning, I had the incredible honor of giving the Invocation (opening prayer) before the morning session of the Michigan State Senate. And yes, they still do that. I was invited by the State Senator for our District, the Honorable Hoon-Yung Hopgood. It was awesome. Such an honor. I … Continue reading From the Floor of the Senate
Honest Musings from a Regular Guy... Who Also Happens to Be a Lutheran Pastor 