The folks at Relevant Magazine continue to show interest in my articles, which means they’re either on drugs or incredibly desparate for material. They recently published a revised edition of my post, Keeping an Ear to the Ceiling, on their website. Really though, I love those guys. Relevant is so much more than a “culture [...]

My older son, Chris, attends Cal State San Bernardino. He’s completing his B.S. in Math and the last elective he must take is Perspectives on Gender. The course is taught by two lesbians and a trans-gendered male. I still haven’t figured how this stuff relates to combinatorics and linear algebra. The unspoken purpose of the [...]

The new Switchfoot album is fast becoming a favorite of mine, especially the song, Politicians. The album overall is less pop and more grunge, which seems to suit Foreman’s group just fine. Of course, some will take Politicians as an anti-political rant. Which it may well be. You decide: I pledge allegiance to a country [...]

Everyone has a weltanschauung, though it often goes unnoticed. No two are identical. They are impossible to remove and difficult to rearrange. And they easily gather dust. The term was used by the Germans to describe one’s perspective on life, the medley of beliefs which influence how we see the world. Weltanschauung literally means, “worldview.” [...]

God is both infinitely far and infinitely near; He is distant and close, outside us and inside us. Or as C.S. Lewis put it, “God is both further from us, and nearer to us, than any other being.” The theological terms are transcendance and immanence. Transcendance means that God is completely outside of us; He [...]

Infuze Magazine recently published a short story of mine entitled, “The Jagged Hole in Ferrymoor Two.” You must be a member to view the site but membership is free and the ezine is swell. Infuze has published some great authors, like Chris Well, TL Hines and J. Mark Bertrand, so I feel priviledged. Check it [...]

One Sunday, while leaving church, a father scolded his son. “Your eyes were open during prayer.” To which the son replied, “How did you know?” When it comes to prayer, seems like everyone has their traditions. This site, sponsored by the United Methodists, describes multitudinous traditions and forms of prayer, from “nature prayers,” to “breath [...]

I’ve been writing seriously for a year now, but I still have no idea where I’m going. Oh yeah, I have a general direction, story ideas and a writing regimen, but what the outcome of it all will be — or tomorrow’s topic — is anyone’s guess. The testimonies run the gamut. Some people know [...]

I’m an ordained Protestant minister and, for eleven years, served full-time in the pastorate. It was a bittersweet time. Along the way, I encountered many strange and wonderful things –- things that no amount of training or education can prepare you for. Like the time a young couple approached me after church, and confessed they [...]