From the stranger-than-fictions files, check out this story about a pastor running a prostitution ring in Arizona.

Hey, I've noticed that Pastor Matt Harrison has been blogging quite a bit lately. He's definitely worth checking out. You might als...

Local story about a pastor clearly endorsing McCain from the puplit. My response on the newspaper's blog site: This pastor crossed the f...

Matthew 21:23-27 Pentecost 20 “Good and Bad Questions” The question was this, “by what authority are you doing these things, and who gave yo...

Matthew 20:1-16 Pentecost 19 “A Very Different Kingdom” “My kingdom is not of this world” Jesus once said. And if you had any doubt, take a...

Students of scripture have long observed the significance of the number 40 - a time of testing or preparation, a sojourn of sorts, after whi...

Pentecost 18 – September 14th, 2008 Genesis 50:15-21 (Matthew 18:21-35) “Forgiving in the Place of God” If you've ever had anyone hurt y...

Pentecost 17 – September 7th, 2008 Matthew 18:1-20 “Jesus on Sin” Today's reading really has four segments, each of which could be a ser...

Pentecost 16 – August 31st, 2008 Matthew 16:21-28 “The Christ Must Suffer...” We've been reading our Gospel Lessons from Matthew for a w...

Guitar Hero for Christians. Rock on. Or don't.

Of course, we all know that God is a Packers fan. (And Lambeau Field is heaven)

Pentecost 14 – August 17th, 2008 Matthew 15:21-28 “Beggars All” “We are all beggars, this is true”. Some of the last words of Martin Luther...

Some fun at the church picnic. Thanks for the pictures, Brittany!

Pentecost 13 – August 10th, 2008 Matthew 14:22-33 "Walking on Water - For You" Jesus walking on the water. Here's one of thos...

I just got done with a phone survey from the ubiquitous Barna Research Group, in which I found great difficulty answering many of the questi...

Or should I call it "grasping at straws"? If life didn't come from God, then maybe it came from space aliens. Or maybe it ca...

Pentecost 11 – July 27th, 2008 Matthew 13:44-52 Your house is burning down and you have just minutes to escape. What do you take with you? ...

I just saw the new Batman movie, "The Dark Knight". Like every reviewer I have seen, I thought the movie was good. But what impres...

Pentecost 10 – July 20th, 2008 Matthew 13:24-30,36-43 "Weeds!" I hate dandelions. If you have a lawn, you almost certainly ha...

Check out the photos of the event.