Someone recently sent out a manifesto. It’s an ECPC Leadership Manifesto. Here’s how it begins, “The leadership culture at ECPC is not modeled after the American market-driven church, nor is it built on the pursuit of “visual success.” Instead, we are committing ourselves to the Enigmatic Value System of Jesus of Nazareth. This is a […]

Elder 1: Ezra is moving up on my list of favorite characters in the OTElder 2: Me too! #Neh.8 – – – > Nehemiah and Ezra said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people wept as they heard the words […]

Chris Vaughn told me about a book by Virginia Evans called “The Correspondent.” I listened to this book last week. Did I like this book? YES. Am I going to quote excerpts from this book now? YES. “I know you know this, but I want to repeat that when someone(s) treats you poorly, it is […]

I was working on a planTo disappear completelyGaslighting my friendsInto thinkin’ I was busy ‘Cause you’re gonna fix itYou’re gonna patch it up‘Cause honey we’re fragileYou’ve always been so toughYou know that I’ve missed youYou always come running backWhenever I askWhenever I ask ::: Roadkill fawn, you said how sadLeft to rot alone like thatYou […]

I grew up pretending sticks were little gunsI would point ’em at my dad and he’d get mad ’cause God forbid I hurt someoneI’d hurt anyone I couldAnyone who got too close, anyone who wouldn’t lookI was born into a one-hundred-year stormFoot of ice across Vermont, and in that dark, and in that frost a […]

Once upon a time there was a guy named Jonas. Jonas had a queer[1] upbringing. Jonas’ dad was a fella named Sufjan Stevens,[2] and his mom was a gal named Salem. Jonas didn’t see much of his ma growing up because she was incarcerated for multiple counts of identity theft and heroin. Sufjan raised Jonas […]

Sometimes people are pressured to apologize because someone else is really upset. Even if the really upset person is completely in the wrong, there is pressure on the innocent person to apologize. So, for example, let’s consider the relationship between David and Saul. Some people would say, “David needs to say he’s sorry, and make […]

Taylor Swift says, “Baby love, I think I’ve been a little too kind, Didn’t notice you walking all over my peace of mind -In the shoes I gave you as a present. …Puttin’ someone first only works when you’re in their top five, And by the way, I’m going out tonight – Best believe I’m […]

“Those whom you bless are blessed, and those whom you curse are cursed.” – people say this about The Menace (#renown #influence). “I will bring back word to you, as the LORD speaks to me.” – The Menace “Who are these men with you?” – God asks The Menace “These men are powerful politicians and […]

Imagine 2 sisters. Sister A is uptight, bossy, and bitter. Sister B is listening to a guy tell stories, and subsequently she is not helping with chores at the moment. Sister A demands that the storyteller command sister B to stop listening to stories and help with the chores. The storyteller says, “Sister B is […]