I was talking about family with my brother Daniel a while ago and the conversation, as it often does, steered to memories of our time in Pine River and, more importantly, the experiences we had growing up with our father. When someone dies, there are bound to be questions left unanswered, wounds unbandaged, and regrets…
Read moreThe problem I have with conversations that invariably cross the line into faith is the dependency faith has on the chemical processes within the brain. Everything we experience as truth is synthesized through the brain. You can’t separate our version of reality from the organ responsible for consciousness. If that organ is damaged by depression…
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There is an oft used expression in Christendom about “running after God.” The implication is that there is a tangible physical presence of God that can be experienced by any one of the 5 senses and attaining that “feeling” is our greatest purpose. I have been in situations where I have “felt God” or at least…
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Almost a week into 2014 and the desk is cleared, the inbox zeroed, the new diet started, and life is doing what life does – moving on. They say there is no wrong way to grieve but I don’t think I did it right. For those that stuck it out with me, thank you. I can…
Read moreI was never very good at pinball. As a kid I would try and play but for some reason I would always find a way to drain the ball right down the middle of the flippers. Much later in life I realized that you could actually bump the machine while playing giving me the ability to change…
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The murder of Osama Bin Laden has been the topic de jour this week and will be the topic today for me. It’s easy to get caught up in the emotion of the event and lose the perspective of what it means to approach world events with a Kingdom world view. At the risk of…
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Thoughts for Worship Leaders – Peter Rollins with Kim Gentes.
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The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree they say and they would be correct. Seems like this time of year the “Rohr Side” starts getting fidgety and anxious. I guess it is spring fever and even though I have been outside the snow belt for nearly a decade and a half, I can’t help…
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Ever feel like your brain is ready to crumble? There are many good things about technology but it seems there are equally as many bad things aout technology. I think the good things outweigh the bad things in results but the older I get the more the scale seems to be tipping. With the advent of…
Read moreWant to try something fun? Search for "Worship Music" in the bible and see what you get. Kind of interesting no? I don't know how to change the current perception that worship is music and music is worship in the post modern age but as a "worship leader" I feel compelled to try. …
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