Author: Sir Rhodri

Creational and relational type Renaissance man (writer, singer, thinker) holding to C.S Lewis's credo that if you follow truth originality takes care of itself, (anyway, originality is so yesterday, anyway.) That I have my wonderful wife Jasini is proof enough for me that life isn't fair. If it was fair I wouldn't have her, and instead she is my most faithful example that I am blessed beyond measure. My two adult children are the same unmerited blessing to me. We should all be thankful life is not fair but blessed.

Believe what I did not see, do not believe what I saw

That is, what the police are telling me. I woke up in the hospital in a regular room, and was told I had been in a one car accident, less than 30 mph directly into a pole. No one else was with me. Three days later I woke up in the ICU following a respiratory … Continue reading Believe what I did not see, do not believe what I saw →

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today.

I find the above quote from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to be quite condemning of the people who claim to be the heirs and followers of his ethos. If anything, today's political environment judges people more by the color of their skin than the content of their character than ever before. If you are … Continue reading I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character. I have a dream today. →

I am altering the deal. Pray I do not alter it further

I have not been able to rid myself of the idea that Pastor Michael Dunlap was not sent to Avondale United Methodist Church to rescue the church but dissolve it. He may have balanced the church budget, but at the expense of every pastoral sentiment. He certainly needs a refresher course on pastoral counselling and … Continue reading ~~I am altering the deal. Pray I do not alter it further~~ →

As Christ to me …

Put this into your own religious or spiritual background, but North Kansas City Hospital, first the ICU then rehab, has been my home for the past 3 weeks, and they have been as Christ to me when my own church has abandoned me. So today I say thank you to everyone there, those I met … Continue reading As Christ to me … →

Abandonded

It is a strange feeling picking up voicemail messages from a period when you didn't answer your phone because you were unconscious in ICU and to realize during that same period that your church had shunned and banished you for seeking the sanctuary of Christ from them.....

My Video Letter to the leadership of the Church at Avondale.

Be warned, Christ says this is HIS church, and his worship services, not yours. Grieve not the Spirit nor turn away those who seek My aid. Remove the vipers from among you so they no longer prey on the weak, Remove the wolves from among My flock, even if they be dressed as ministers of … Continue reading My Video Letter to the leadership of the Church at Avondale. →

Disruption of a brain

An important event occurred Dec. 6, 2021 that no matter how many times we tried to discuss it the past 9 months, every time it gets mentioned everyone else besides us totally ignores us as if we had said nothing, as if Betsy was invisible. Below is a conversation Betsy had with Pastor Michael Dunlap … Continue reading Disruption of a brain →

Don’t be bitten by the snakes at the church Sanctuary Snakepit

It started in December of 2021. I told the church pastor and many of the leaders there that I did not feel safe at Avondale United Methodist Church. That there were people there who felt they knew what was better for me that I did, than me, my family, and team of mental health professionals … Continue reading Don’t be bitten by the snakes at the church Sanctuary Snakepit →

At The Rainbow

I have been reeling a lot lately, most of the past 3 years, but especially since last Thanksgiving. I just find it hard to accept, to believe the things that I see people saying and doing, especially the things about and toward me. It is why I have been thinking a lot about Noah's Container, … Continue reading At The Rainbow →