Formulaic Religiosity

Mark 9:25-27       Abracadabra! Presto change! Reset! Ctrl/Alt/Del! Have you ever noticed that when people tell you they have a quick way to solve your problem, it often isn’t that quick or that easy! The reality is that most things in life are not quick and easy. Let me give you an example.       DeclaringContinue reading “Formulaic Religiosity”

Walking Contradiction

Mark 5:6-8       You’ve just concluded a long night of struggling with the sick children. Changing sheets,  PJs, washing bathroom floor, carpet, yourself, and being generous with the hugs and wet cloths to the forehead. And then the doorbell rings. At 8:00 on a Saturday morning the ambitious and pushing college age young man isContinue reading “Walking Contradiction”