The Wandering Heretic

I am beginning to rethink the merits of the doctrine of abiding forgiveness.  Forgiveness has always been one of the major scandals of Christianity.  I am thinking that it is time to re-evaluate the doctrine of forgiveness; at least as it has commonly been taught throughout the history of the Church.  By the phrase, [...]

Today is my birthday.  The count shall remain undisclosed.  Somehow my wife has managed to hide her exact age from our children and if I reveal mine it will give them too great a clue. So I keep it secret to stay alive.
The character Eric Camden on 7th Heaven noted that birthdays are a [...]

There are times when my daughter or son return from a Youth Group Meeting or Bible Study and I cringe thinking of the future for those who call themselves Christian.  They bring me back reports of rampant immorality among their peers and a general malaise or even abject disdain for any of the ethics or [...]

Every year around Halloween my family works with a local theatre group to entertain the children of the area. They cordon off a trail through the woods and set up various stations. Then actors stand in these spots and play assorted fairy tale characters. Each skit lasts about 3 minutes, but can [...]

I am now officially starting to worry about my humanity.  Really!  It has reached the stage where I hope I am an aberration; a emotional mutant; a throwback from the common herd.  For if I am not, I think it bodes ill for the cultural welfare of industrialized nations.
If I represent the norm for our [...]

My entire family loves Kyle Chandler as an actor. I personally think he plays the "everyman" so well that he could be the next Jimmy Stewart.  His only problem is that somehow he gets into critically praised shows that no one watches.  He best effort was Early Edition, and that only ran for four [...]

It must be tough to elect a Pope.  Once such men put on the "shoes of the fisherman" they do tend to become just like their namesake, Peter. You never know just what they are going to say or do next.
The current Pope is no exception.  In fact, he appears to embrace controversy.  First, his [...]