Category Archives: Christian Living

More Bad Bumper Sticker Theology

Posted on May 16, 2012 by pastordavesimpson

Put “self-help” into Amazon’s search engine, and you get 259,852 books. The Bible is not on that list.  If anything, the Bible is an “I can’t help myself” book. “God helps those who help themselves” isn’t in the Bible.  But … Continue reading →

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Bad Bumper Sticker Theology

Posted on May 14, 2012 by pastordavesimpson

I heard it again.  At the youth retreat last weekend, no less.  It is a shame that kids get indoctrinated with the same soul-killing bumper sticker misreadings of the Bible that burden adults. I am sad when I hear an … Continue reading →

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How Do You Know God Is Good? (Youth Retreat Edition)

Posted on May 8, 2012 by pastordavesimpson

I spent most of the weekend at a church Youth Retreat.   In a semi-ironic convergence, I also  got my AARP Card in the mail last week (I’m turning 50 this month). Being with and leading a group of energetic … Continue reading →

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“Holey” Healing

Posted on May 4, 2012 by pastordavesimpson

For over a month now, it has hurt to eat or talk.  In the very back of my mouth where I had a molar pulled a few years ago, some bone pieces apparently broke off and worked their way to … Continue reading →

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Ghosts? (Part Two – Conclusion)

Posted on May 2, 2012 by pastordavesimpson

GHOSTS? (Part Two) (This discussion of ghosts and the Bible is a reply to some questions I received from members of my congregation.  In Part One, I discussed what Scripture says about the possibility of ghosts and also the incident … Continue reading →

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The Absent-Minded Pastor

Posted on April 27, 2012 by pastordavesimpson

Being absent-minded means stepping into the bathroom and hoping you have to unzip your pants. If you’re really absent-minded then you’re not worrying about whether the zipper is up, but whether there is one at all.  Did I remember to … Continue reading →

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Would You Like Fries With That . . . Prayer?

Posted on April 25, 2012 by pastordavesimpson

I admit that when I first saw the headline about the Prayer Drive-Thru at the Fort Lauderdale church, I was prepared to heap scorn, judgement and cynicism on the concept.  But after I got some details and after I thought about it … Continue reading →

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Small Sacrifices

Posted on April 23, 2012 by pastordavesimpson

While I was dusting the living room this morning, a book fell off the shelf and a small ID card fell out.  It was my dad’s Building Pass from the Seaboard Railroad building in Jacksonville.  My dad worked for the … Continue reading →

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A-Broadening Our Horizons

Posted on April 20, 2012 by pastordavesimpson

We’re hosting an exchange student from France.  She’ll be here for 11 days.  Last month we had a student from The Netherlands in residence.  It is lots of fun to experience daily life through the eyes of someone from another … Continue reading →

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