Dear Joel,
Do you remember when we were little and mom and dad bought us boys memberships to the Quad City River Bandits Kids Club Posse (or whatever it was called)? Season tickets, plus special promos at every game. We didn't go to all of the Bandits' games, but we went to a lot of them. Back then the ball park was called John O'Donnell. It was...
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Monday, January 26, 2015
Look Both Ways
Dear Jake,
I struggle with sports. On one hand I really enjoy them. The primary station I listen to on the radio in the car is ESPN. The first thing I look for when I have access to television is ESPN. ...
Thursday, January 22, 2015
I remember...
Dear Joel,
I'm all too happy to talk about sports!
Sports cover the entire spectrum in their contribution to society. At their worst, sports can bring out the terrible side of humans. Sporting events cause husbands and fathers to neglect family in order to watch the big game. They persuede people to purchase huge tvs and expensive cable packages....
Monday, January 19, 2015
Over 7,000 Colors
Dear Jake,
I really wish you HAD named your last post "Sit in Datposition." When I titled my last letter to you "Sit in Disposition" I wondered if anyone would understand my play on words there. Thanks for understanding.
One...
Thursday, January 15, 2015
Cathedrals
Dear Joel,
It's interesting the way culture evolves. One of the things that strikes me is how much we as a culture have lost a sense of the Sacred. Take our church buildings, for example. It's not at all uncommon in our country for churches to operate out of strip malls, community centers, high schools, and even within the homes of its members. We...
Monday, January 12, 2015
Sit in Disposition
Dear Jake,
I am not your normal worship leader. I don't wear plaid (often), I can't grow a beard for the life of me, Starbucks is way too expensive, and I wear torn jean UNironically. ...
Thursday, January 8, 2015
Worship correctly... or else!
Dear Joel,
I used to do volunteer-type work for a church we attended a few years ago, except it was part of my job so I got paid for it. I didn't like it.
I liked getting paid, of course, I just didn't think it was the kind of work that the church needed to be paying someone to do. Expecting members to contribute to the service of the church body...
Monday, January 5, 2015
If You Raise Your Hand...
Dear Jake,
As you know our church sets up in a gymnasium every Sunday. The process starts at about 6am. There are good things about setting up church every week. We have a really...
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