Here is a quick letter I wrote to a young man turning of age…
Jackson, I always loved that name… Jackson. It just seems to me to be a Man’s name… Jackson. Like Jackson Hole, or Jackson Wyoming. Places where men are still men.

You know, you probably don’t even remember me. The last time I spent time with you, you were just a toddler. And toddlers don’t remember much… unfortunately.

Your dad has asked me to give you an analogy; an analogy of the attributes of a Leatherman …

I am not a great preacher, neither have I studied much hermeneutics and I can’t seem to get my mind around these types of books (The Meaning of Meaning?).  But I do struggle with some of the current preaching today.  Can I give a few suggestions to those of you who stand behind a pulpit or even sit and present a bible study in your home?  Assuming you are true to the text….
1.  Avoid moralism! Your listeners are wired to think moralistically.   In other words, they already are looking to …

The movie Second Hand Lions is a tale about two old guys who have lived a life of adventure but no one knows it because they have been gone for decades.  Mystery shrouds their lives and all their relatives are guessing as to who and what they are.   The two gentlemen feel like “second hand lions”:  used up and of no general use any more to society, so they have decided to just “fade away.”   However a young nephew gets deposited on their doorstep and slowly they begin to realize …