Weekly Compendium

From earlier in the week…

Let’s talk about this whole “Jesus Saves” thing…

The whole “Jesus is my savior,” or, “Jesus saves,” thing kinda gives me cringy shivers whenever I hear or read the phrase in our modern culture. The energy or feeling-tone that statement usually carries never hits me in an authentic way. It’s so often frantic and pushy. Egh… [Click to continue reading…]

Adding the “I” to “I love you”

Intimacy is weird… I hate to admit it, but I’m not a very intimate person. Not just with my wife but with everyone in my life. Now, I don’t speak of intimacy in purely romantic terms. I see intimacy as a deeper and more vulnerable (dare I say it) way of relating with self and others. So now, please allow me a moment to do what my culture has green-lit for me — and that is… Blame my parents… [Click to continue reading…]

Go to hell?

I’m convinced that heaven is truly the only real game in town. It’s happening all around us all of the time. Before our little pruney human hearts stop beating and after. Heaven is the eternal party we’ve all been included in since before the dawn of time. We can, however, sit in the corner and act like we’re not there. [Click to continue reading…]