The Box from Nashville

As I post my columns from the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette we have reached February 2010. I hear a lot of funny stories about pastors.  Like those hilarious baptism accidents, “colorful” mispronounced words, and the pastor who forgot to turn off his cordless microphone...

“So you’re onboard the Titanic…”

Back in November 2009 this was simply an effort to turn what had become a political issue into a compassion issue. So you’re on the Titanic resting in your first-class cabin. The alarm bells ring. The ‘unsinkable’ luxury liner is taking on water. There are not enough...

Losing Control

I wrote this in October 2009.  In hindsight, I should have put more emphasis on the significance of worshiping within God’s creation – especially in light of what the Western church has morphed into. But then I worry that there are already too few voices standing up...

Tap, Snap or Nap?

August 2009:  This is one of my favorite columns (perhaps because I felt like a real journalist). The feedback I received was interesting – apparently quite a few men want a Christian context for smashing someone’s face. I watched a lot of television as a child....

Who’s Side is He On?

This was published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette the week of Independence Day in 2009.  In my neck of the woods, asking questions about patriotism in church is like asking “Why is the sky blue?” “Because it is!” But I understand the confusion – especially in light...