Our head usher, Ray, had a chance to be on the radio this week. During election years, the media descend on our little city in droves. Mary Ann’s Diner in Derry and the Red Arrow in Manchester become hives of activity. It is actually a little absurd, because it becomes very difficult for those of… Read More »
As I’ve mentioned a few times on this blog, Mark Driscoll’s book Confessions of a Reformission Rev. really hit home with me when I read it for the first time. Since, I have been re-reading certain sections from time to time, and another section really leapt out at me, so I want to share it.… Read More »
I have been contemplating some of the things my last blog entry brought up, and I have been mentally going over some of the men I have met who came to church but were not a part of it. I never thought of it before, but many of them were very hesitant to talk with… Read More »
There are a lot of questions I have about Christianity in our modern/post-modern era (they are co-existent and conflicting). I have questions about why the marketers are more successful than the pray-ers. I have questions about why a commitment to God’s Word is often seen as incompatible with a growing church. I have questions about… Read More »
Just a brief note. I generally use www.foxnews.com as my primary online news source, but recently I have gotten really frustrated with their obsession with the macabre. Let me just give a brief sampling of the headlines I have seen this week: Dad Sodomized Teen Stepson to Avenge Rape of Daughter Pennsylvania Man Avoids Criminal… Read More »
Last night, we had our annual New Year’s Eve party at church. As we had been promising for a few months now, Doug and I performed Weird Al’s “White and Nerdy.” If ever there was a song to describe the two of us – this is it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPmlgZvtPMY] The party was a lot of fun… Read More »
I cross posted this from my other blog – Adventures in Missing the Point. That blog is mostly just for random thoughts and rants, but I wanted this post to get a wider distribution. In a recent conversations with another football enthusiast, the topic of the passer rating became a subject of great disgust. Most… Read More »
This afternoon, one of our deacons – Greg Jones – and I went to see a piece of property I had enquired about before Christmas. It is just south of the retail district on South Willow Street. It is 5.39 acres of relatively flat, unencumbered land although there are some wetlands. Around 2002, Thrifty Rental… Read More »
There has been a lot of talk over the last two days about the words of Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. In an interview with Simon Mayo of BBC Radio 5, Williams answered some questions about the birth of Jesus and the validity of the observance of Christmas. The media has, true to form, taken… Read More »
Some of you may not be aware of this little known fact, but it snows in New Hampshire. Technically, we are still in autumn but someone forgets to tell the weather every year. This year has been particularly impressive thus far. Last week, we had two storms and this morning we awoke to another five… Read More »
