Scuffy the Tugboat and the Joy of Contentment

Contentment can be confusing.  Like, is it a good thing, or a bad thing?  Is contentment something to be pursued, or resisted? On the one hand there’s this positive side to it, in that it’s good to be content with what you have, not constantly wanting more in a way...

On Sundays We Go to Church

It’s dangerous when aspects of a consumeristic culture influence the church culture. Now don’t get me wrong, living in a culture where having options as a consumer is a blessing.  Companies train their employees that “the customer is always right”, and we as consumers...

Who Are You Running With?

The first weekend in May is always exciting as signs of new life burst all around, baseball season is in full swing, and I become an avid horse racing fan for about 4 minutes every year.  The Kentucky Derby is this Saturday, and while I will do no research ahead of...

The Silence of Jesus

Every year at the start of Holy Week, I find myself silently uttering the same question: how in the world did Jesus go from being seen as a coming King who should rule and reign to a hardened criminal who should suffer and die in just 4 days?  How does that work?  How...