The other day someone referred to me as Pastor Mike. It’s not too strange since I was “Pastor Mike” for 20 years of my life. And that’s how most people know me. But now I’m not pastoring anywhere. (Well, not… Continue Reading
A pipe busts in your house. You call the local plumber. He comes by, looks at the pipe, and bluntly says, “I’m not going to fix that for you. I don’t think you’ve properly cared for your pipes. And I’m… Continue Reading
“But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a few cents.” –Mark 12:42 Jesus goes on to tell us that she gave “out of her poverty”. She put in her last two cents.… Continue Reading
There is an illustration from Monty Python that I’ve always wanted to use but I’ve shied away from, until today. It’s a throw away line from one of the more famous scenes. The Cart Master—wheeling his cart of dead bodies… Continue Reading