The Simpleton Blog

Are We Living In The End Times? Matthew 24 I wonder how many of you are waiting until we get bombed. I wonder how many of you think this war in the middle east is fulfilling prophecies from the bible. I wonder how many of you think the financial markets are two shades away from collapse. I wonder how many of you are waiting (or maybe even HOPING) for a housing collapse? How many of you are worried about governments or tech companies getting more and more powerful, taking away

Have you ever made the mistake of telling your children about vacation? It’s Mother’s day and so this felt appropriate - mom’s, you ever have littles and you make the mistake of saying the nice thing out loud? Because kids don’t hear a plan. They don’t hear a commitment, right? This is why we parents spell the word ice cream, right? Because you can’t say that word out loud without them losing their minds. I’m talking to my wife, hey - maybe tonight after soccer practice, we c

1 Corinthians 6:9-20 Don’t answer this question out loud. How did you learn about sex? Think back to it - how did you find out about that stuff? Ope, pay attention to the vibe shift that just happened in the room, because we’re going to come back to that. Over the years, I’ve met a lot of people with a lot of different experiences. I have friends whose parents sat them down for an awkward but complete conversation. I have other friends whose parents just pretended that stuff

Pastor’s Bookshelf - Welcome to my bookshelf! Each month I will discuss a recent book that I’ve finished. This month I’d like to talk about Visioneering By Andy Stanley Andy Stanley is the well known pastor of a very successful church down in Georgia. Probably best known as the church that created the kid’s curriculum ORANGE - Andy has a talent for making things relatable and easy to understand. To be honest - I picked up this book because for the first time in my ministr