Every one yearns to be significant. The world tries to tell us that we’re not. Rose Tyler never knew her father, Pete. He was killed in a hit and run accident when she was just an infant. But all her life, Rose’s mother had told her what a great man Pete was. In the … Continue reading Tardis Theology #7 – In Which Pete Tyler Discovers That Even The Biggest Losers Still Bear Great Dignity
Month: May 2014
The Journey Begins – Reflections On The First Day Back
Fitness routines: I have started and stopped and started again so many times. I know what is coming After that first workout, my muscles are sore. It is a familiar tiredness, as though my body was saying “ah, I’ve missed this.” I wonder why I ever stopped running in the first place. There is something about working up … Continue reading The Journey Begins – Reflections On The First Day Back
Covenant-First Window Devotional #2 – Ruth and Naomi Window
On Mondays through the summer, I will be running a series of devotionals based on the stained glass windows at Covenant-First Presbyterian. These devotionals originally ran in the Covenant Courier newsletter, and we are editing them for re-issue as a devotional later this summer. All the photos are by our member, nature photographer Jerry Fritsch. We invite … Continue reading Covenant-First Window Devotional #2 – Ruth and Naomi Window
Tardis Theology #6: In which the Editor reveals the subtle ways of Satan’s Snares
Do you ever get the feeling that something is off? There’s something not quite right? That things aren’t quite what they should be? The Doctor gets that feeling in the episode “The Long Game.” He brings his companions 200,000 years into the future, but something’s wrong. There’s something behind the scenes, corrupting the time, keeping … Continue reading Tardis Theology #6: In which the Editor reveals the subtle ways of Satan’s Snares
Find Out How To Get A Free Copy Of My New Book
Previews of coming attractions: my new book, Geneva Two, will be available later this summer/fall. Read on to find out how to get a free advance copy of the book. To whet your appetite, here is the opening statement: To be clear, Geneva Two does not exist. It is a fiction, a mental exercise, a utopia … Continue reading Find Out How To Get A Free Copy Of My New Book
Covenant-First Window Devotional #1 – The Moses Window
On Mondays through the summer, I will be running a series of devotionals based on the stained glass windows at Covenant-First Presbyterian. These devotionals originally ran in the Covenant Courier newsletter, and we are editing them for re-issue as a devotional later this summer. All the photos are by our member, nature photographer Jerry Fritsch. We … Continue reading Covenant-First Window Devotional #1 – The Moses Window
Tardis Theology #5: In Which The Doctor Confronts His Greatest Enemy – Himself
Every great fictional hero has an iconic villain, a villain that they are most identified with in the public imagination. A villain that the audience loves to hate. Sherlock Holmes has Moriarty; King Arthur has Mordred; Batman has the Joker. And the Doctor has the Daleks. Ever since the early days of Doctor Who, the … Continue reading Tardis Theology #5: In Which The Doctor Confronts His Greatest Enemy – Himself
Have We Been Wrong In How We Think About Calling?
Originally published in the May 2014 issue of the Covenant Courier. I have a calling. You have a calling. We all have a calling. It’s such a funny little word “calling.” In the church, we think of it mainly as the idea that someone is supposed to pursue churchy kind of work as a paid … Continue reading Have We Been Wrong In How We Think About Calling?
The National Day of Prayer 2014
Today is the National Day of Prayer. Christians are gathering all across the country to pray for their communities. Here in Cincinnati, we offer a noontime service on the steps of the county courthouse. I was invited to offer the invocation at the start of the service. Below is the text of that invocation: Lord, we call … Continue reading The National Day of Prayer 2014
Horizons of the Possible 