• Christian Education in the Post Pandemic Church

    Revelation 2:29 29 “He who has an ear, let him hear what the Spirit says to the churches.”  Over the past three years, Carol and I visited over 20 churches in the Verde Valley of Arizona. Conservative – liberal, Baptist-Lutheran, instrumental-noninstrumental, independent-denominational, contemporary-traditional. We learned that churches have acquired a progressive spiritual hearing loss. They have…

  • A Day to Vote

    For discussion see Voting Rights by State. Georgia gives hourly workers 2 hours unpaid time off to vote with the hours to be selected by the employer. Let’s do the math – A voting line with a six hour wait due to restrictions on early ballots, no water or food allowed, and loss of income…

  • Jim’s Maxim

    Played out in risk sensitive fields. The electric outlet not GFCI protected becomes the favorite to run extension cords out to parties on wet grass. The corporate exec who uses “password” as password. As a pastor and insurance adjuster, this maxim to capture the Delta-V of where you are likely to experience a loss. It…

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    Costco Lady in the Mask

    Today I exited Costco of Prescott with two $43 boxes of Newman’s coffee pods and two bags of cauliflower tortillas and 3 bags of Keto cereal, placed the items inside the rear hatch of my Acadia, and pressed the hatch close button. Then I saw a 4×4 pickup waiting for my spot like a Robin…