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I’m not sure what things will look like on the other side of this, but I am confident that after this season of hidden things being exposed, we will be stronger for it. People who you thought you could trust to the end have been revealed to be two dimensional…
I ran across an old Facebook post today. Perhaps a dozen years old or more. In the context, an Arminian (one who believes that God chooses as his church people who would choose him) was saying that my view of God was one of anger, because God predestines His people…
Try not to laugh, but I have been told by more than one person that I am spiritually gifted in encouragement. I ask you not to laugh because others have said that I am too argumentative. Is there a dividing line between the two though? Can the two coexist? Frankly,…
Here is why abortion is personal to me. In 1973, my mom’s water broke during the 1st trimester of my development. That was on a Friday and she went to the hospital to see what was going on. The doctor confirmed the bad news and scheduled a D&C for the…
We watched a sobering documentary called “Generation Wealth” last night. It is a follow up to a project done by a photographer where she had photographed some of the wealthy students in Los Angeles in the 80’s, then followed up with them to see what life looks like now. In…
It just dawned on me that today would have been my 25th anniversary, had I not escaped from years of mistreatment. As I was going through the separation that she transferred to a divorce, I was counseled by a man who warned me that I would suffer regrets for the…
Our church is three weeks in on a series of the book of Revelation. If you live in the Des Moines area, and are looking for a good church, I strongly suggest you check out Valley.church in West Des Moines at the corner of Fuller Road and Mills Civic Parkway.…
I’ve lost track of whether I discussed this here or over on Gab, so lucky you, I’m going to give a condensed version of events to lead up to a recent conversation. I was an elder at a close-knit church for four years but was ready to step down after…
Oh, you returned! If you haven’t already read part 1, I encourage you to do so, as this recap will be enough to get you pointed in the right direction, but can’t replace the sort of context you would get by just reading the earlier post. I set the stage…
I have a tendency at times to start noting coorelations between disparate matters. It may be that I am seeing things that aren’t really there, but I don’t think so. I have been accused of confusing correlation with causation before, and will try not to make that error, if indeed…