For Wilshire Baptist Church
I find myself in a challenging time. Late in my professional career I’ve been given opportunities to share some thoughts and meditations and it’s been a blessing to me in many ways. It has stretched me as a writer and challenged me as an introvert. It has prompted me to examine my faith – to take it apart like a mechanic who dismantles an engine and inspects the parts. Much of my writing has been “reports” on what I am learning. Continue reading “The Civil Center”
For Wilshire Baptist Church
You stand in a hallway with a dozen nervous, fidgety people, some murmuring to themselves, others breathing hard, wiping their foreheads. And then a door opens and you all walk in and go to separate tables and sit down across from a man or woman you’ve never met before. A bell rings and you have precisely 12 minutes to describe your idea and maybe generate enough interest to be asked a few questions. But the goal – the big prize – is for that stranger to say “yes” and hand you their business card before the bell rings again and it’s time to leave and make room for another dozen people. Continue reading “Keep Pitching”
For Wilshire Baptist Church
In Wilshire’s Epiphany class we’ve been looking at some of Jesus’ parables and specifically the ones in the Gospel of Matthew that describe the kingdom of Heaven. Last Sunday we ended the study with this one from Matthew 13:52:
“He said to them, ‘Therefore every teacher of the law who has become a disciple in the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house who brings out of his storeroom new treasures as well as old.’” Continue reading “Treasures Old and New”
