Pastor Bo: Sour grapes and custom cakes
"Is there only one bakery in Colorado?" - Bill Maher, "Real Time"
Pastor Bo: Walking a mile in very dangerous shoes
"Pray, don't find fault with the man that limps, or stumbles along the road, unless you have worn the moccasins he wears, or stumbled beneath the same load." (Mary T. Lathrap, "Judge Softly")
Pastor Bo: A deathbed conversion to eternal life
"And one of the malefactors which were hanged railed on him, saying, If thou be Christ, save thyself and us. But the other answering rebuked him, saying, Dost not thou fear God, seeing thou art in the same condemnation? And we indeed justly; for we receive the due reward of our deeds: but this man hath done nothing amiss. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, Today shalt thou be with me in paradise." - Luke 23:39-40
Pastor Bo: Light for those lost in the darkness
It was a cold night near the end of winter.
Pastor Bo: Crazy mad ninja skills can take you only so far in life
I truly believe that, when I get to the end of my life, I will be able to look back and feel as though I have squeezed every drop of fun and adventure out of it. God has blessed me to be able to do many things that make for quite an interesting bucket list.
Pastor Bo: Justice Kennedy’s retirement and a modern parable on abortion
Furious would not even begin to do justice to Susan's mood at the moment.
Pastor Bo: The American success story of an odd minority
This time of year never fails to put a spring in my step and a smile on my face.
Pastor Bo: If you are grieving, look outside the dot
Our church building on the hill is still relatively new; we finished it just a few years ago. But there is one tiny thing in it that could be considered a flaw, until you know the reason behind it.
Pastor Bo: Supreme Court has spoken, but would Jesus have baked the cake?
From the SCOTUS decision on Masterpiece Cakeshop Ltd. v Colorado Civil Rights Commission, June 10, 2018:
Pastor Bo: Christmas carols in May
Like most families, I suppose, our family is utterly, hopelessly divided on some of the vital issues of life. At the top of that list would be this existential question: At what point during the year does it become appropriate to sing Christmas carols?
