First, let me congratulate my pastor, Bruce Reyes-Chow, for being elected moderator of the Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly. This means he’s the de facto figurehead of a large protestant denomination. And the big cheese in dealing with dire questions like mine.
Pastor Bruce Reyes-Chow grapples with the future of the church
A Little Self [...]
Posted on June 26th, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: Christian tradition, church, diary worthy | 1 Comment »
Hello from Whitefish, a little town of 5,000 people nestled between the national parks and forests of Western Montana. I’m traveling with my family, sans Hayley, to experience the natural beauty of Glacier National Park.
It’s good for city boys like me to venture out. During our travels, we spotted two moose, a family [...]
Posted on June 21st, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: church, diary worthy | 2 Comments »
“Who do think should be our next president?” I asked Bonnie, a good friend and fellow traveler on a recent weekend trip.
“Either Hillary or Obama. I don’t care which,” she said.
“Why?” I was perplexed. Most Democrats loved one candidate and, therefore, disliked the other.
“I want a woman or an African American as a [...]
Posted on June 13th, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: brazen, economic theory, societal concerns | 5 Comments »
This past Sunday, I coordinated a volunteer event for my church at the SF Food Bank. I gathered 22 participants, who represent some of the most educated and talented people I know. We had doctors and lawyers, scientists and scholars, entrepreneurs and business managers. We had fashion designers, musicians, publishers, teachers, and [...]
Posted on June 10th, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: charitable, church, diary worthy, economic theory | 2 Comments »
My buddy/blog reader/fellow football fan is very frustrated that he cannot post comments on my site — especially about “Does God care about Football?”. If you’re facing this problem, please send me an email. (My facebook email address is up to date).
I am the writer/webmaster/wordpress admin/sys admin/network engineer/hardware technician for my websites twocoppercoins.com/twosmallcoins.com. [...]
Posted on June 9th, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
I love God. And I love football. Every so often the two worlds collide, and it’s awesome. During the sermon this morning, Pastor Bruce was taking about how people — like football players — thank God after a victory.
“Really??” Bruce asked, “Does God REALLY care about football??”
I saw Tiffany, the church worship [...]
Posted on June 1st, 2008 by Ryan
Filed under: Christian tradition, chasing happiness, church | 2 Comments »