I don’t have much in the way of claims to fame, but I was chosen to pitch for a Little League All-Star team when I was 11 years old. I wish I could report that my performance was as awesome as this week’s World Series Little Leaguers’, but… My Little League career started in the
As most of the readers of the Weekly know, Heather and I stepped away from traditional pastoral ministry a little over two years ago to focus on a new calling God has placed in our hearts — the discipleship of men. We’ll talk more on that topic in a bit, but first, here’s a quick
Let me start today’s faith conversation by sharing two amazing Scriptures. Both are direct quotes from Jesus: Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, “Go, throw yourself into the sea,” and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them. Therefore
The 2026 hunting season has dawned. Last week I got online and bought licenses for Heather and me, including our doe tags. Buying our licenses triggered a desire to climb to my adopted hunting ground in the Loyalsock State Forest. It’s located on the Allegheny Ridge in Plunkett’s Creek Township. I use the Loyalsock Trail
One of the big topics of discussion in Christianity is free will. It is a topic I take a lot of interest in, so let’s talk about it. Two theologians tend to represent the discussion of free will: John Calvin and Jacob Arminius. Both men wrote systematic theologies on the topic. I have limited space,
The question “Is God male?” has come up because of statements made by a senate candidate in Texas who stated that God is non-binary, meaning God’s identity exists beyond the limits of the traditional binary (male/female) category. This column is called Faith Conversations, so let’s talk about it. Two items should concern us whenever we
