This year Erin and I handed out candy at Trunk or Treat. I was a shepherd and Erin is a sheep. Most people got it. However, four people asked if I was God (including one adult). One person asked if I was Jesus and still another Joseph. Erin was asked if she was a Q-tip [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Church’
Happy Halloween
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Church, Humor, Wife on 11/03/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Dare to be a Sinner
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Church, Community, Confession, Sin on 10/30/2009 | 1 Comment »
Dietrich Bonhoeffer once said, “he who is alone in his sin is utterly alone.” He was emphasizing the importance of confession as part of the Christian faith. He was encouraging willingness to confess sins to a fellow believer. From my experience we are afraid to be viewed as sinners. Sure, we are willing to admit in [...]
Commitment over Happiness
Posted in Family, tagged Church, Commitment, Culture, Marriage on 04/30/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Being committed to something rather than it making you happy 24/7. The American nightmare. We want stuff now and we want to be happy 24/7. This includes schools, jobs, churches, and marriages. If a school is not what we want, there are plenty of other schools that can give me what I want (until they [...]
