-- By Subject
01/21/2008 - 11:39am I ate a whole can of olives the other day. Is
that bad? It doesn’t seem bad. They’re fruit, right? I’ve never heard...
11/28/2007 - 12:03pm The first pastor of our church left rather
suddenly in 1992, five years after the church was formed. I was 31 years old,...
09/17/2007 - 7:59am In the late 90's, when we were planning our
first building, we decided against pews, pulpits, and most of the things that...
04/12/2007 - 9:26am When I began Real Live Preacher, my great fear
was that somehow my writing might harm our church. We were a small...
04/07/2007 - 11:14am Once I opened my eyes during a prayer in church
and saw a man named Jim picking his nose. I mean REALLY picking it....
01/31/2007 - 1:18pm Children are so soft. Their skin is fragrant
and pure, like baby leaves. Their minds are eager and ready, their hearts are...
01/01/2007 - 1:15pm
Covenant Baptist Church Advent Set
3-sided rectangle with diagonal aisles and 2-chair offset rows
Click for larger...
12/12/2006 - 8:02am Update 12-16!! -
Okay, the bid stands at $200. Um, I have no response to that. The
questions people are asking are funny,...
12/04/2006 - 10:23am Well, yesterday was the first Sunday of Advent, an
event that poses administrative/organizational challenges to churches...
10/13/2006 - 7:00am ...
10/10/2006 - 11:13pm A memoir of Faith by Barbara Brown Taylor
Barbara Brown Taylor is a beautiful writer. She has
clarity, simplicity, and...
10/09/2006 - 8:06am Back in the early 90s, a man named John was a
member of our church. He was a professional man, with a wife and two sons....
09/28/2006 - 3:17pm
Jason Byassee has an article in the current issue of
Christian Century that interests me. He gives his impression and...
09/02/2006 - 7:07pm Six minutes on the back porch with Real Live
Preacher.
Because my memory card only holds six minutes of video.
And...
07/17/2006 - 9:30pm Perils of the Open Door
Let's face it. Christianity is a
spectacular means to an end. We have a power structure that is...
07/03/2006 - 7:38pm Tom is back. With a vengeance. Long time RLP
readers may
remember Tom. He's my minister friend whose
wife left him....
05/22/2006 - 11:56am I’ve read the Da Vinci Code. I plan on seeing
the movie, which I hear is better than the book. I liked the book. It was...
05/17/2006 - 7:54am Being a rambling account of nausea,
preaching, mother's day, evil, and a few other subjects. It's too long, covers
too...
02/20/2006 - 9:59am A quick survey of local church signs reveals
the usual:
“People Who Care”“Where God’s People Gather”“A...
12/05/2005 - 10:05pm Just a quick note. I found a link in the comments to my essay below that led me to a church that sounds a lot like the...
12/05/2005 - 11:43am In the Spring of 1999 I was sitting at my
favorite table upstairs at
Viva Books here in San Antonio. I started out...
10/19/2005 - 8:14am In the latter years of the 19th
century, an ashe juniper sprouted in a thicket near the Camino Real, the King's
Highway,...
09/09/2005 - 1:53pm
Note: If you don't know anything
about church history and the reformer, Martin Luther, you should read
"A...
09/03/2005 - 7:00pm
"Then the King will say to those on his
right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance,...
08/27/2005 - 11:51am Church marketing fascinates me, both the
marketing churches do to sell themselves to a target demographic and the...
07/11/2005 - 12:05pm Area Pastor's Silly Menagerie of Toy AnimalsStolen A Second Time
Yes, the little collection of toy animals
that was...
06/28/2005 - 7:59am A few days ago I told you the story of a mysterious little menagerie of toy animals that appeared and then disappeared from...
08/13/2004 - 1:11pm I got the news that Red Davis died this week in his hometown of Marshall, Texas. I cried when I heard it, though I only met...
03/06/2003 - 6:30pm Before reading this story you should read
"The Advent of Elliot". The names have
been changed for obvious...
12/08/2002 - 11:10pm Sunday Night, 12-8-02
Sundays can be a bitch.
I get up way before daylight and head for church. I...
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