Kent Simmons: Farewell for now
I have written my last article as a religion writer for The Standard Newspaper.
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Don’t Blink?
As a former delivery driver for United Parcel Service (UPS) and long before becoming a pastor, safe driving was drilled into our training.
In the Moment
It is a dilemma. I read an article some time ago that described America’s most dangerous jobs and guess what, administering religious services was eighth on the list. In the wisdom literature of the Bible there is the statement, “A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.” I must admit, it caused me to pause and consider what I am doing as a pastor. Then, however, I realized that we are all in danger. Every person has death pursuing them whether it is early in life or later, we get ensnared…
Be Conscientious, Act, Repeat
To what extent are we to be our brother’s keeper? And if we are tasked with this high calling, what is the best way to achieve compassion mixed with realism?
None-Sense?
According to a 2023 survey by The Pew Research Group, “…about 28% of U.S. adults are religiously unaffiliated, describing themselves as atheists, agnostics or ‘nothing in particular’ when asked about their religion.”
De-evolving Church
The de-evolving church. I think this may be an original term, but perhaps not an original idea. When something evolves, it gradually becomes more complex, or it adapts.
