I don't really have much to say

This has been a pretty dry period for me. I suffered with a cold for about three weeks, all the while trying to maintain my work schedule, but I don’t think that is really the reason. I just haven’t had much to say. And I still don’t. 🙂 Listen ⇢
Random Musings…

I saw Slumdog Millionaire and Frost/Nixon last week. Slumdog really blew me away. Very disturbing images and scenes. It is an astonishing film, very unpredictable in a sort of predictable way. Frost/Nixon was a study in arrogance and devastation. I came away with a lot more respect for David Frost.… Listen ⇢
Beware the perils of prophecy

Have you ever had a premonition? Or what you believed to be a message to yourself or others about the future? Did you act on it? Did you deliver the message? It’s hard to know the difference between being truly prophetic and merely being a prognosticator. There are so many… Listen ⇢
Ten years of Next-Wave

I was only half-kidding last week when I talked with Next-Wave editor, Scott Bane, about this month’s tenth anniversary issue of Next-Wave. The cover story for the issue is a Ten Year Retrospective on the Emerging Church by Stephen Shields. If you have read Stephen’s writing in the past, you… Listen ⇢
Living a life that counts…

I didn’t know what to expect when I went to see Clint Eastwood’s latest film, Gran Torino. I guess I was expecting a kind of Death Wish meets Billy Jack (and if you understand these references you are no doubt a senior citizen like me). What I got was something… Listen ⇢
Compassion…

Matthew 9:35-38: Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw the crowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. Then he… Listen ⇢
The Wears' on Christmas Eve…

My sister took this picture of Loretta, Ben and I on Christmas Eve. Listen ⇢
The Politics of Division

Why not just skip the invocation? That’s my question. There was no way that President-elect Obama could not have known that picking Rick Warren would highly irritate (that’s putting it mildly) a number of his supporters. You see, Rev. Warren has opinions. That’s right, the safe choice would have been… Listen ⇢
Words that have lost their meaning…

We are alive at an interesting time. Words no longer retain their original meaning (whatever that was) and in fact have deconstructed to the point where persons have chosen up sides to be for or against people who identify with these words in some way. Here is my short list,… Listen ⇢

Meet Minister Charlie Wear

Minister Charlie Wear is a compassionate leader, elder advocate, and creative force dedicated to faith and service. As the head of All-In Ministries, he champions veterans, elders, and marginalized communities. A retired attorney, Charlie blends legal expertise with pastoral care, addressing issues like elder abuse and hospice support. An author and musician, he shares messages of hope through works like Confessions of a Dying Man and his upcoming album Salvation City. Rooted in faith, family, and Native American heritage, Charlie’s mission is to inspire transformation, foster community, and provide care to those in need, embodying Christ’s love in action.

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