What do I mean by news of the week? Well, maybe you’ve noticed these days that there’s a lot of crazy, sometimes confusing things in the news. Though I suppose we could always say that. Even so, I want to dare suggest that the situation has gotten worse. We are seeing the deterioration of any …
Tag: social media
Tim Keller on Social Media, Identity, and the Church
I’m a big fan of pastor and writer Tim Keller. Here’s a recent article on social media that I thought was interesting and insightful.
The Spiritual Journey Part 2: Deconstruction (Or Playing Jenga with Your Faith)
Last time I talked about receiving the building blocks of faith, the stage of the spiritual journey we might call construction. How we begin to become people of faith because of other people of faith. Beliefs get handed down. And at least for a period of our lives, we accept these beliefs without difficulty or …
Continue reading The Spiritual Journey Part 2: Deconstruction (Or Playing Jenga with Your Faith)
My Church is Now Online
So back in October I left Facebook for good. Seeing as though I am a pastor, some might see this as an unwise move. After all, pastors should have a social media presence. I should be posting and tweeting! But alas I am not. In lieu of being on social media, I started up this …
Living in a Tiring World
Is it just me or is life more tiring than it used to be? Please, no comments about middle-age. Besides, I’m not, strictly speaking, talking about physical tiredness. No, I mean emotional and mental tiredness. I mean the way in which so many around us are dealing with anxiety and depression, and at younger and …
grace notes 