Farewell, Tri-State

Farewell, Tri-State

Well howdy, Tri-State. Having been your pastor for the last seven years, I’ve witnessed a great many changes, but presently I find myself on the verge of one of the greatest changes of my lifetime. As you may have already heard, I am getting married, and with that...
Writing as Soulcraft

Writing as Soulcraft

Our stories are precious things.  They flow through us—and out of us—in rivulets of nouns and verbs and all the other fragments of human speech that give life its form.  Language is how we enter the world—both literally as well as figuratively.  The Christian Bible...
“Unseen:” Q & A and Wrapup

“Unseen:” Q & A and Wrapup

The bulk of this blog post is dedicated to the questions that were submitted via text message at Tri-State Fellowship on Sunday, May 20. This series has focused on the “Unseen” forces around us.  In the 1960’s, sociologist Peter Berger wrote a short book called A...
Jesus as True and Better Religion – Purity and Sacrifice

Jesus as True and Better Religion – Purity and Sacrifice

Shame began in a garden.  The garden, as a matter of fact – when Adam and Eve were created, they were said to be “naked and unashamed” (Genesis 2:25).  Their world knew no shame. And what was their world like?  We’ve all heard the story: God creates the earth in six...