Pastor Tom's Community

Pernicious Unbelief

I heard about pernicious unbelief and assumed the definition until I was diagnosed with pernicious anemia … then I wanted a more accurate definition. Pernicious means deadly.
The Conversation

I will continue to advocate for better conversation, dialogue, and discourse … and that will involve naming some behaviors that hinder it.
When We Mourn Together

Different cultures have different rituals. Jewish tradition has given us an example of a formal ritual prayer of mourning called the Mourners’ Kaddish.
Faith and Faithquakes

Salvation is free, by grace, through faith, but growth in faith is a pricey proposition.
Within the Limits

How much could you say and how close could you get to the limit?
Let’s Grow Old Together

I know a freedom today that I have never experienced at any other time in my life. I plan to use that to make a difference.
Courage and Beyond … to Grace

God is never absent.
These are some glimpses and thoughts to propel your own insights into Jesus, the Bread of Life
Stewardship of Power

Power exists to serve.
Asking the Right Question

The Pool of Bethesda painting by Robert Bateman (1877) Jesus asked the right question, "Do you want to be healed?" The man heard it through his own filters and thought his answer was contingent on his preconceptions of getting in the water. That was not the case. Right question, wrong answer, but Jesus did not give up…