Why Are We So Uncomfortable with Foot washing? — For the last decade or so, I’ve been obsessed with my feet. Lest you think that this is some odd essay on fetishes, I’m talking about having neuropathy. For several years, I’ve dealt with nerve pain in my feet. I’ve done a number of things to relieve the pain, from…

Why we should mourn the passing of this once ubiquitous retail category. — There’s a picture of my Dad from the mid-1970s where he is standing at the counter of a store. I don’t know who took it, but since it was a Polaroid and those were the going camera at the time, my guess it was a store clerk. …

Why the Benediction Matters. — Being the pastor of a small congregation, I’ve been tasked with putting together the Sunday bulletin. I will look at various websites that have liturgies available for use and I usually can find the call to worship, the invocation, and the confession. …

White Evangelicals May Not Be the Real Story. — White evangelical. Ever since Donald Trump’s surprise win in 2016, I’ve heard that phrase over and overused by journalists, academics, pastors, writers, and others. …

Why George Santos’ Lies Matter. —

A Pastor Looks at the death of Tyre Nichols, the Police and how people of faith should respond. — Tyre Nichols cried for his mother as he was being beaten by Memphis police a few hundred yards from home. How do followers of Jesus respond? We respond by remembering that Jesus calls us bearers of his light in the world. Note: The correct name of the pastor is Bob…

It seems pointless to Hope the GOP can change from its current trajectory. But what other choice is there? — In the aftermath of the 2012 election where Barak Obama was reelected over Mitt Romney, leaders within the GOP came up with a document to explain why the party lost and what it needed to do going forward. The Autopsy was a thorough understanding of the situation, urging the party…

A Post-Trump Republican Party Needs People Who Care About the Party to lead it after the horror of Donald Trump. — I’ve always been a bit of a squish when it comes to being on the center right. In Canada and the UK, I would probably be considered a “Red Tory” since I tend to have a more communitarian and paternalistic view of government that doesn’t always jive with the more…