Ex-patriot always strikes me as a strange word. If I hadn’t already known it to simply mean “American citizen living abroad”, then I would think it is something like “someone who is no longer a patriot (loyal member or fan)” and therefore “anti-American” in some sense. I personally am not “anti-American”, but I honestly amContinue reading “A strange time to be an ex-patriot”
Monthly Archives: January 2026
Cults and Words
I received a letter and a phone call from a relatively new convert to the 新天地 group, which is called Shincheonji Church of Jesus in English. Perhaps I’ll go into more details sometime in the future as to what this group believes and practices, but I want to concentrate on my interaction with the youngContinue reading “Cults and Words”
Execution (not of people, just tasks)
. So many times I find myself with the “right ideas”, yet feel lost getting from point A to point B. I suppose I might be able to get myself across the way, but as a pastor, leading people, creating structures and then helping through the transition is so much larger of a task. Recently,Continue reading “Execution (not of people, just tasks)”
Worship, part 1
I should probably review some other posts and check if I wrote on this topic before, but my computer monitor is broken and any kind of extra activity takes much longer that it should. So I shall trust my memory. Worship is one of the main values of our church, but when we here “worship”Continue reading “Worship, part 1”
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