Posts by pwsadmin
Was the Apostle Paul Woke?
I doubt that most people would accuse Paul of being woke. I was raised on the belief that Paul was not only a misogynist; he approved of slavery too. While…
Read MoreA Culture of Stranger Things
Millie Bobby Brown is a 21-year-old actress who has, for her age, achieved an incredible history of work. She began acting at 9 but made it big at 12 in…
Read MoreThinking
I have been accused of thinking too much, or overthinking. I admit that from the moment I wake up to the moment I go to sleep, my brain is constantly…
Read MoreAshes to Ashes
I recall the dark smudges on the foreheads of some of the kids I went to school with, but I never understood – until I was almost out of high…
Read MoreBelonging, Part 4 – Insensitive to Others
The fourth reason Pastor Grant Skelton says that millennials (70%) no longer go to church is that church people – and the church at large – are often insensitive to…
Read MoreBelonging, Part 3 – Anti-LGBTQ
In Grant Skeldon’s study, 91% of Millennials who no longer attend worship stated that religious institutions and people who are opposed to the inclusion of LGBTQ+ people was a big…
Read MoreBelonging, Part 2 – Hypocritical
In Grant Skeldon’s study of why millennials don’t attend church, 85% said that Christians and the Church are hypocritical. And they are right. Jesus had a serious problem with hypocrisy,…
Read MoreBelonging
Next week we begin Lent with Ash Wednesday services at Calvary at Noon and 7pm. Then, for the next five weeks, we will have Lenten Soup Suppers from 6-7pm. We…
Read MoreMaking God Cruel
Rep. Mark Alford (R-Missouri) stood before an angry crowd at a town hall meeting and said, “God has a plan” for them. He made this statement in connection to the…
Read MoreSin, Part 3 – Against Self
The second part of Jesus’ definition of the greatest commandment is to love our neighbor as ourselves. For years I have maintained that one of our biggest problems as human…
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