Aug 14, 2014 | Sonny's Sayings
I have been reading a book by Brian McLaren called “A New Kind of Christian.” At one point in the book, the two main characters, a pastor and a school teacher, get into an argument, and they both leave angry with one another. As they reconcile, the teacher writes the...
Jul 31, 2014 | Sonny's Sayings
In the movie The Matrix, there is a scene in which the main character, Neo, finds himself in a computer program with his mentor, Morpheus. The screen is absolutely white except for their two characters. All of the visual constructs that make up life are taken away...
Jul 24, 2014 | Sonny's Sayings
The other night, Melissa was wanting to watch a program that she likes to watch, but I found that I wanted to see what was on the news. I logged on to my favorite website for that, and within a few moments I had read all the headlines that I needed. But there were...
Jul 17, 2014 | Sonny's Sayings
As you all know, BJ is moving on to a different call at the end of the month. To be sure, we are going to miss him. BJ has walked our church through many different transitions in the life of the church, from the split and the intentional interim, to taking over after...
Jul 10, 2014 | Sonny's Sayings
This last week, I have seen the church family at its best. Families at Central have been grieving the loss of a loved one, and they have been at another family’s side after a traumatic experience. They have also attended the performance of the children on Thursday...
Jul 2, 2014 | Sonny's Sayings
The other night, I was watching one of the reality competition shows that we like to watch. You know how these kinds of shows go: different performers dance or sing in front of judges, who are looking for certain things or movements. Melissa got done working three...
