Hunting: lessons learned

This last weekend I had the opportunity to hunt Dove.  I was invited by a member of my congregation and eagerly took up the chance. WHY? You may ask. I did this because I’ve had this desire to be intimately involved, at least once, with the life cycle of the meat I eat.  I wanted to go from seeing the animal alive, to killing, preparing, cooking, and eating it.  I can’t explain this desire, it Read More …

Prayer: Just Do It!

During my brief stint attending an Evangelical church and for 6 years at an Evangelical seminary, I was struck by the boldness of faith from most of the people especially their willingness to pray for others on the spot. I find that mainline Christians don’t really do this. Last month, I was at a Synod Assembly and received a text from my wife that our son had a very high temperature. At the time I Read More …