My name is John. I was born and raised on the southern shores of NJ. There isn’t really anything special about me that you should listen to me if I have never met you, HOWEVER, I believe there is something […]

Each year, I keep a tally of the books I read. It started years ago with my brother, Steve, when we both tried to read a book a week. Since then, I tend to get close to about a book […]

(Yes, I realize I published this a year late.) For a number of years now, I have challenged myself to try and read 52 books a year.  This year, I did not meet that goal.  And, I think that in […]

Hello Everyone!  Lets get it started! Below is a list of the books that I read in 2017.  These are in alphabetical order according to the last name of the author, not according to which books I thought were better […]

Parables have been on my mind recently.  It may or may not have to do with an event I went to last week by Pete Rollins, but I will let you decide that for yourself.  Dr. Pete Rollins is a […]

[wpvideo fEFiT025] On October 16th, 2015 my northbound thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail ended.  I decided to not climb Katahdin due to blizzard conditions and return in the spring with my little brother.  This meant I would not try to […]

  So, that is a perplexing title. On Being “Too Christian” and Yet, “Not Christian Enough.” For a number of years now, I have been musing over the topic of “Authentic Christianity vs Being Culturally Christian.”  In part, this was […]

Do you know why you do what you do? Hold on. Don’t give me the “church approved” answer. So, again. Do you know why you do what you do?

I once had a mentor say that he disliked mysticism. His comment was that it was wrong to say that we have unmitigated connection to the divine.  I have theories why he said this, but ultimately, I can’t help but […]