In this Eighth Episode of the Thoughts from the Glen podcast, I reflect on local Christmas atmospheres that I experienced in Oklahoma, Colorado, Michigan, and Indiana, as well as on the various family traditions and ceremonies that we incorpora

Overcoming Fear and Darkness

Dec 2nd, 2022 23m 51s

Most of us have experienced intense fear in our lives, as children and adults. They can paralyze our ability to move forward in life, and fears developed can have lingering effects for years to come. In this episode I share some of my own fears

My Name is Gratitude

Nov 24th, 2022 10m 46s

On this Thanksgiving Day, I just wanted to encourage you all, and myself, to remember our common condition....our common state of need before our Creator. Thanks for taking a few minutes to listen to some stories and quotes centered on the impo

To Kill or Not to Kill: Christianity and Capital Punishment

Nov 17th, 2022 32m 12s

Capital Punishment has been controversial and debated within societies ever since the beginning of recorded history, it seems. To take another human's life, even as a punishment for their unlawful taking of a human's life, is for most an uncomf

Who am I? Why am I Doing This?

Nov 3rd, 2022 26m 45s

Before moving forward with a range of life's important topics over the weeks and months to come, I thought it best to introduce myself a bit more thoroughly to those of you who have no idea who I am. I realize that it's easier to understand opi

Halloween: Holy, Satanic, or Just Plain Fun?

Oct 27th, 2022 17m 20s

Halloween has had a unique place in the story of my life. It's been the source of great anxiety, jealousy, and violent inspiration. How should we as Christians relate with this mysterious day when the days begin to grow cold and dark and spirit

It Takes a Village....To Explain Christian Nationalism

Oct 20th, 2022 19m 57s

Christian Nationalism is a hot topic on Christian Twitter right now, and for good reason. Our nation seems to be headed down a pretty dark path that is counter to many of the Christian values that most citizens once agreed upon in this nation.

Compassion on the Street

Oct 13th, 2022 20m 35s

In a broken world, embodied by those who recognize and mourn that brokenness, few things are more routinely called for from our fellow image-bearer than compassion. But what is it, and what is it not? Do Christians have a distinctive understand

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