Shootin’ Some Hoops!

Eloise has her first basketball game on Saturday morning! Mimi had the honor of taking her. To see more pictures visit mimiandhertreasures.blogspot.com

the hezekiah syndrome

Recently on the missionalcog blog there was a discussion about the lack of ‘youthfulness’ among our current constituency of ministers. Lots of great stuff was said. So, I would encourage you to check it out if you haven’t already. But I wanted to pick up on one particular thing. Keith Whitt, who confessed to being [...]

Friends from ETS

I had friends here! Kathy and Benson Vaughn (pictured here) and Carl and Jackie Simpson attended. They all work/teach at the European Theological Seminary in Germany. Benson and Carl are working on Ph.D.’s and each did a short presentation of their work. It was so wonderful to see them and [...]

Where some supervision took place.

Here is my supervision team extraordinaire!

My supervision team is growing! In the British system one must find a supervisor who willing to supervise your work. That is your key to unlocking the door to a Ph.D program. My supervision team has grown from one to three! It will take good communication skills for us to negotiate [...]

travis johnson comes out of the closet…

…and confesses to being ‘that guy’ who was advocating that local churches be able to own their property. And while the conversation on the issue of homosexuality has been EXTREMELY engaging I thought I would bring his killer comments to light. I am sure there is much more to come on the other discussion. [...]

St. Deiniol’s Residential Library

I am posting from the United Kingdom! I am here for a short trip to a research seminar for my Ph.D. work at the University of Wales, Bangor. Our seminar is at this incredible place called St. Deiniol’s Residential Library. You can look it up online to read more about it. [...]

Hi, Eloise and Lillian!

Hi, Eloise and Lillian! I miss you! I am in a little, quaint village in the United Kingdom. Have daddy show you where that is on the globe. I will be back home in just a few days! I know you are having fun with Daddy and I am having [...]

my struggle with homosexuality

I have an inordinate amount of friends and family that are homosexual. This has made me sensitive to the way that the church deals with homosexuals. When I was living in San Francisco I once encountered a street evangelism team. They had all kinds of signs that proclaimed the problems of the world and [...]

local churches should be allowed to own property

I’m not talking about owning as oppose to renting (or borrowing). I’m talking about the fact that any local church property belongs to the organization, and not the local fellowship. A pastor recently suggested to me that this was one of the things that needed to change. My response was basically: (1) I don’t think [...]