Join us this morning as we discuss the book of Galatians, DC Comics, Halle Berry, Sharon Stone, Maybelline cosmetics, Seinfeld, dirty dishes, mold, mildew, law and grace. Grab your coffee, your favorite energy drink, chamomile tea, a smoothie, or however you start your morning and spend some time with us as we continue reading throughContinue reading “Midwest Meditations | Saturday Morning Edition | September 14th, 2024”
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Midwest Meditations | Saturday Morning Edition | September 7, 2024
Happy Saturday morning! Join us as we continue our read-through of the Mockingbird Law & Gospel book! Get your coffee, your coco wheats, your favorite bathrobe, and let’s dive in as we discuss Walt Disney, Michael Jackson, Leave it To Beaver, Performance Reviews and more! Click Here to View the Latest Substack Post!
Who Needs A Heart?
How Tina Turner, The Incredible Hulk, and the Apostle Paul helped me understand the gospel…
In Anticipation of ‘The Rise of Skywalker’…
In 1977’s A New Hope, a well-known deleted scene depicts Luke Skywalker looking through a pair of telescopic binoculars while observing the battle between the Alliance and the galactic Empire as it unfolds across a celestial battlefield. There’s also a reference to that moment in the opening of The Last Jedi when a Resistance memberContinue reading “In Anticipation of ‘The Rise of Skywalker’…”
Friday Morning Reflections | May 3rd
Breaking Up with Gmail, Existential Punk Rock, Sexless Marriages, Teen Mom Forgiveness and more. Check out the latest end of the week roundup!
Friday Night Gospel | April 12th
Happy Friday! Here’s some good news, gospel implications, and random reflections to cap off your week. Enjoy! Why Are We In A Rush? Here’s a New York Times article that considers some of the reasoning behind why we can’t stop rushing all the time… We rush because we’re late. We also rush because we wantContinue reading “Friday Night Gospel | April 12th”
Friday Night Gospel | March 1st
The end of the week is here…and so is your dose of good news. Enjoy! Lent, Pizza, and Passion Our Lady of Grace in Howard Beach began the Lenten season with a controversial cardboard cut-out of a bloodied, gory Christ reminiscent of Mel Gibson’s depiction in the Passion of the Christ. Positioned next to aContinue reading “Friday Night Gospel | March 1st”
Virtue Among Thieves
Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Reservoir Dogs’ bears important law/gospel implications worth considering. Check out this brief reflection from my Substack!
Friday Night Gospel | February 16
It’s the end of the week…but, thank God, Christ is the end of the law. Here’s your weekly roundup of law, grace, and everything in between. Let’s get it! Vegan Righteousness Oklahoma State Superintendent, Ryan Walters was recently asked by People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) to display the ‘Ten Vegan Commandments’ inContinue reading “Friday Night Gospel | February 16”
Friday Night Gospel | February 9th
Happy Friday…Here we go…Your weekly dose of law, gospel, and everyday life. Here’s where the law-in-life and gospel implications abounded for me this week. Enjoy…and as always, drop a comment, like, follow, and all that good stuff! In Memoriam… Last week, we failed to pay apt tributes to two recently deceased legends. In memoriam, weContinue reading “Friday Night Gospel | February 9th”
Law, Grace, & Daily Living 