Greetings everyone. I hope you all have had a blessed holiday season. I know that many have been very busy and the commentary here has reflected that. I tried to keep the Tuesday posts a little less divisive or controversial for this very reason. But this week I had determined to get a little more confrontational, but I am not.

It is a very personal reason that made me change my mind. This reason has a name and it is James Jr., (we call him JJ), and he is my two year old grandson that is staying with me and I must keep him while my wife is working. It is a joy but also a handful.

So let’s keep it simple once again.

Peeve as a noun is defined as ‘a source of annoyance or irritation’. And I am sure you have heard the expression ‘pet peeve’. This has the sense that there is something that irritates us and we focus in on it or make it our ‘pet’. So I want you to share with me your responses to the following this week.

Do you have any theological pet peeves?

Any preaching pet peeves?

Any biblical pet peeves?

Is there something being taught out there that just makes you fume, and why?

Have a great day and let me know what you think.

Love you all

Tags: annoyance, commentary, holiday season, joy, pet peeves, Theological, Townhall, Tuesday

I just realized it was Tuesday again.  Time really does fly sometimes.  I wonder if God feels this way sometimes.  That is for another discussion though.  Things seem to get messy and involved whenever I mention God and either time or foreknowledge.

Since we are still in the “holiday season”, I realize a lot of you are still very busy with friends and family so I want to keep this Tuesday Town Hall discussion light and easy again.  So I will once again focus on the holiday that will arrive in a couple of days.

We call it New Years Day.  There are some traditional ways that people have ushered in the first day on our calendar, but some of them just do not line up with the biblical worldview we should all have.

I know that most of the times that I did celebrate this holiday in the past was by spending half of it in bed with a hangover.  That is not the case now.  So here is what I would like to know:

How important is this holiday to you?

If you celebrate it, how or what do you do?

If you do not, what do you do on this day off?

I just now realized that a lot of us get the first day of the year off from work every year.  That is a good thought, at least.

What say you?

Love you all.

Tags: biblical worldview, Discussion, foreknowledge, God, hangover, Knowledge, Love, new years day, season, Time, Townhall

Merry Christmas.

There are only two days until Christmas day arrives.  Some in this country will celebrate the birth of our Savior on December 25th while all the rest will just enjoy another day off work.  Whether you are a servant of Christ or not, there has to be something that you enjoy about this holiday, this season.

This is what my Tuesday question is about.  I want to keep it simple and not try to take up much of your time.  I actually expect less traffic for the rest of this week.  Many of you will be tied up in various holiday fellowship gatherings, as you should.  Family, friends and such find special places in most of our schedules at this time.

So, as promised, simple and to the point, here it is.

I just want to know, if you will share, what do you find the most enjoyable part of Christmas?

What makes you look forward to this holiday?

What makes Christmas special to you?

And, by the way, I want to thank all of you who read this blog, and especially those who take the time to respond, once again.  You really do not know what the fellowship, even through the internet, means to me.

Have a very, merry Christmas.

Love you all.

Tags: blog, Christ, Christmas, Fellowship, Love, Merry Christmas, Townhall

Here we are again.  I want to say thank you once again for all of the insightful comments last week about the Starbucks issue.  While important, it was also a little less intense than some of what I seem to put forth.  And don’t forget, your comments are not only appreciated but desired on all posts.

As for this week, I thought we would take a look at the election process.  Not politics per se, but just a question about whether we should look for one thing in a presidential candidate or not.  Next week the people of this country will be electing our next president.  Each individual has a certain list of things they will base their choice on.  Some of these things are strictly personal, some are based on political party affiliation, some on economic policy, some on fringe agendas, and the list could go on forever.

But I want to discuss one thing in particular. 

The president of the United States of America is the president of all, I repeat, ALL citizens of this nation.  All ethnic persuasions, all ages and sexes, and all religious groups.  The Christians, the Muslims, the Hindus, the Buddhists, and even the atheists all have to rely on him to do the work he is elected to do for them, whoever they might be and no matter who they worship. 

So the question is this;

Should it matter what faith a candidate subscribes to? 

Additionally, how much does it matter to you, if you believe that it does?

Please remember to be irenic and say what you have to say as if you were discussing it with Jesus. 

What say you?

Love you all.

Tags: Election, Faith, Government, Leadership, Politics, Townhall, Vote