Your Batman utility belt

“All right, Mr. Wayne, let’s go down your check list…grapple gun?” “Check.” “Communication device?” “Check.” “Bat-cuffs?” “Check.” “Bat-lasso?” “Check.” “Bat-tracker?” “Check.” “Bat-mobile and Kevlar bat suit?” “Check…check.” “Vision to save Gotham City?” “Check.” “And how about a friend to prop you up when the weight of the world gets too much?” “Thanks to you, Alfred, that too is a check.” So what about YOU? As…

The Christmas anti-climax

Sometimes in life it is difficult to tell who is winning and who is losing. Consider Joseph’s stint in slavery, the three Hebrews’ stroll in a fiery furnace, and our Lord’s own trial and crucifixion. Each of these events shouted defeat for God’s purposes, and yet each of these defeats became a doorway to a greater victory. Sometimes defeated moments of extreme anti-climax are actually…

The cult of youth

I think I need to stop whining about being forty years old (especially since I’m almost forty-one). I’ve noticed that in some of my recent sermons and speeches I’ve been consistently making jokes about the inevitable onslaught of age and how much I do not love getting older. However, I want to make sure that I’m not subtly falling in to the snare of our…