posted by Michael Religious leaders paid 30 pieces of silver for Jesus’ life. They struck a deal with Judas, so that Jesus would be betrayed and delivered into their hands. When Matthew later recounted the story (Matthew 27), he tells his readers that when Judas saw that Jesus had been condemned to death he changed […]

Posted by Michael There is a component of legitimate need in every relationship. That’s to say that every relationship is comprised of people who don’t have it all together and don’t know all of the right answers. There are as many different types of need as there are types of people. Some people can’t stand […]

Posted by Michael Jesus indicted the religious leaders of his day for failing to practice what they were preaching to the people (Matthew 23). What they were teaching was true enough, Jesus even told the people to listen and obey what the leaders taught. Some of the teachings were heavy, and some of the truth […]

Posted by Michael It is with a heavy heart that I blog today. It seems official that Pepper’s Pizza in Chapel Hill is closing its doors for good. I am still in the denial stage of grief, and am hoping that this is some sort of hoax, or that they will reopen shortly, but all […]

Tony and I have at long last compiled our top ten movies that we have seen from the last year (2012). The rules are simple, the movies do not have to have been released in 2012, it only has to be the first time we have seen the movie for it to make the list. […]

Posted by Michael “And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus, and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their region.”               -Matthew 8:34 Some experiences with Jesus can be overwhelming, and the Gadarene people seem to have had just such an experience. As Jesus […]

Posted by Michael At long last it has arrived….the world’s perfect hot dog.  Behold the Bacon Maple Slaw Dog! Start with real bacon (avoid packaged bacon bits at all cost).  For the truly committed, you can cook the hot dog in the leftover bacon grease (Paula Deen would be proud).  Once you’ve topped your hot […]

Posted by Michael I’ve asked my small group to come up with the one thing they know now, that they really wished someone had told them when they were fifteen years old.  The plan is to turn each lesson into a small group topic for discussion.  My lesson would be that failure is an option, […]

Posted by Michael On a whim one afternoon at a local Barnes and Noble I picked up a small book on creativity that I passed on a shelf-end display. A lot of my impulse buys don’t work out, but “Steal Like An Artist” was different. Austin Kleon is a clever writer, humble and honest about […]

Posted by Michael. Tony and I are scheduled to review our 10 best movies from this year in January, but I thought I would get an early jump on the best books I’ve read in the past year. Same rules apply as with the movies in that the book can be from any year, but […]