It took me three attempts before I could watch all of Mr. Bean’s Holiday. I really get uncomfortable when the protagonist is about to do something really stupid or embarrassing. Stupid and embarrassing are the main fare of that movie which resulted … [Continue reading]
How many times have you seen a building on which the name of a bank or some other business is engraved in stone only to find that the building no longer houses the institution that built it? They did not build the building with the intent of making … [Continue reading]
I have previously written about how truth is the antidote for shame. In that post, there is some discussion about a shame based culture that exists within some churches. Shame is antithetical to the Gospel and should be rooted out of the church … [Continue reading]
At the risk of sounding like a curmudgeon, I have to say that sometimes I miss the old hymns in our worship. I do not miss how the hymns were executed, but I do miss the lyrics. Let me explain. Often, the singing in the churches of my youth … [Continue reading]
