Well I’m at Wildhorse Canyon in Eastern Oregon. It is a very rugged and dry area in the high desert of central Oregon, and it is so beautiful in its own way. The view The camp (the spot with green grass) Much of the year Wildhorse is a YoungLife camp, but they also host other…
Crucify Him
A couple weeks ago a prof of mine said this in class: “If Jesus were performing his New Testament ministry today we would be the ones who crucified him.” Weeks later, I’m still not totally sure what to do with what he said. What do you think? True/False? Why?
Piano Lessons in Portland
As most of you already know, I was able to keep my job (just a 3% cut) during some cuts and layoffs last week at my church. One of the downsides of this is that one of my closest co-workers, Jill, lost 10 hours from her 30 hour job. Essentially she lost a third of…
Life
In New Testament times the Jewish religious leaders often presumed that sickness or disease was a sign of sin by either the person or their parents/grandparents. Even the disciples bought into this idea. John 9:2-3 2His disciples asked him, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” 3″Neither this man…
Post-Christian Culture
A couple notable studies came out yesterday. Thanks to Yonas and Adam for tipping them off to me. If you ever have anything that fits the scope of topics covered on this blog, let me know through the contact page (up and to the right). I remember when I first moved to Oregon the big…
Dear Person Who Leaves Church Early
Dear Person Who Leaves Church Early, We had a baby dedication and baptism in church yesterday and I saw you walk out. I saw all 20 of you walk out (give or take). My first thought was something that shouldn’t be repeated. Suffice it to say that I was frustrated and I sinned. You see,…