Detroit, May You Be a Phoenix

The Phoenix is a mythical beast which lives and dies by burning itself into a heap of ashes. From the ashes rises the next generation Phoenix.  I look around at the Detroit Metropolitan area and realize that we have become a heap of ashes.  The fire began to blaze in 1968 with the riots.  From...

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Mini Me...

One of the greatest characters in film is Mini Me from the Austin Powers series.  Now, granted for many of you reading this blog you are already offended just with the mere mention of that film series, sorry, but keep reading it might come full circle (maybe). Have you ever wondered how Mini Me...

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Hey, hey Hockeytown!

The Lions are 0-3, the Tigers are out of the playoffs, U of M is undefeated but it looks like they probably won't win a Big Ten game, that can only mean one thing: Hockey.  That's right we are ten days away from the start of the NHL and most importantly the Red Wings.  Last season was frustrating....

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Do You Hear What You Want To Hear?

Pew Research posted a recent study looking at how people's religion effects their understanding of various social issues.  What I found interesting is that on many issues even though people hear their pastor speak on issues it does not effect the way they think about them.I think this study highlights...

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Wednesdays are Wright (and sometimes Thursday): Authority

As I read this text, I am writing and responding.  You are getting my fresh thoughts, ones which are rather raw.  So, hopefully, this means that we will end up in conversation where we can interact over them and flesh it out a bit.  Up to this point I have been wrestling with how Wright...

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Wednesdays are Wright: Narrative, Story, History

As I continue to work through The New Testament and the People of God by N.T. Wright, I was struck by this statement: "history...is rather the meaningful narrative of events and intentions.(82)"  Wright is arguing that history is not simply the subjective interpretation of events and ideas.  It...

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Lead, lead, lead...

Yesterday I committed myself to watching The NINES leadership conference.  I set up the laptop with the projector and big screen and kicked back in our youth room. I was impressed with the variety of speakers and the depth of insight that was being presented.  I was less than surprised by...

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Where do we go?

My good friend Damon Reiss and I will be spending some time reading and writing together on the issues raised in N.T. Wright's New Testament and the People of God.  This text is the first in a five part series that Wright is doing on "Christian Origins and the Question of God".  Wright is...

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