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Weird situation at church yesterday. A group of us were sitting around talking, waiting for our weekly men’s group to begin, and there was this plastic bucket sitting on the table in front of me, filled with condoms. All kinds of condoms. Colored, textured, lubricated, plain. Not your father’s typical church supplies. [...]

( Originally written for Whosoever Magazine, this recaps and updates my continuing journey into “Radical Acceptance” )
There’s something so appealing about the story in the Gospels of the poor widow throwing her two copper coins into the temple treasury, in contrast to the larger sums donated by wealthy patrons. It’s such a simple concept, anyone [...]

I’m tired. Not physically, but mentally, maybe a bit emotionally. And I know why. I’ve deliberately put myself in a place requiring a change in my attitudes, in my perspective, in my limited world-view. It’s part of the “Radical Acceptance” journey. But I’ll tell you what: change is tiring. It can be exhausting. And part [...]

This little adventure into “Radical Acceptance” and checking out this new church is making me think about a lot of things, and rethink a lot of others. And that’s a good thing.
I’m not generally a touchy-feely kind of guy. At least not with people I barely know, and certainly not with people I’ve just met. [...]

“Tried out a new church today. Jesus was there. It was a very nice welcome.” That was my Facebook status a few weeks ago after I’d decided to strike out on a new adventure.
When you’re restless, when you’re bored, when you’re tired of the same thing day in and day out, you start looking for [...]

Like a lot of people I know, I’m not satisfied. Not satisfied with my life as it stands now, not content with the thing that consumes most of my productive hours (work), and I feel like there is so much more in life yet to do. And I’ve been pressing God. “What’s up? What’s next? [...]