I never worked with a team of people I have enjoyed working with more. I find the work physically invigorating, mentally stimulating, emotionally satisfying and socially beneficial. Me We know you are deeply dissatisfied with your job and have serious issues with several of your coworkers. HR Person I worked there from mid-February 2019 to … Continue reading It was a very (good/odd) year …
Category: RED — The PRISM
She who has the power says what is true …
The lady at the check-in to my doctor's office didn't think I would like to hear the answer she really should have said, so she said something else instead. Even though I asked a direct question, she wouldn't answer it, and her supervisor was ever better at lying to me than she was. Thank goodness … Continue reading She who has the power says what is true …
David Jordan Hatch (an obit.)
I feel like writing an obituary. Or rather it feels like I am writing an obituary. There is the death of something here, and while I might feel like I know what that is, I am very loathe to actually say it. So you had to get yourself in trouble again. I had offered you … Continue reading David Jordan Hatch (an obit.)
Hypocrisy, Thy name is Avondale United Methodist Church
Rev. Peak, I went to the church expecting to find a pastor: I found a coward. I went to the church expecting to find someone who welcomed the children like Christ did, with no six foot barrier: I found someone who had to stand behind the fire marshal. I went to the church expecting to … Continue reading Hypocrisy, Thy name is Avondale United Methodist Church
Due Process
Word choices are often important. A lot of misstatements and misunderstandings trouble the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave because people have used the wrong words, or misunderstood the right ones. Truth, Justice and the American Way, I need to do something on that some day. It is not hubris, but … Continue reading Due Process
Telemarketer ID not good one for a Church
I was trying to reach the new pastor of a neighboring Methodist Church, and called the church number. The voicemail, which seemed to be recorded in 2021 (masking instructions, etc.), confirmed the office hours I found on the church web page. I called several times during office hours the next week, and only got the … Continue reading Telemarketer ID not good one for a Church
Putting the harshness in perspective
The blog editor/author is putting the last three days of first person narratives into perspective in today's post. Or so it is hoped. The personal story shared wrapped up the most recent chapter with some harsh words about someone who had wronged him, but not seemingly as severe as the others earlier, yet the most … Continue reading Putting the harshness in perspective
Stop praying for them, stop speaking for them
(today continues yesterday's first person narrative.) These do-gooder reconciling churches continue their damage by praying for you. My wife and I are disgusted by the number of people who almost sneak up to us clandestinely to let us know they are praying for us. We never asked them to pray for us, and they have … Continue reading Stop praying for them, stop speaking for them
The ReconcilingEnslaving Ministries: A First Person Perspective
(The following is told in the first person, as it was told to me by the one who actually experienced it.) The first thing you need to understand, is that the Reconciling Ministries idea is that being part of the LGBTIQA+ community should not separate you from the community of faith; you should be able … Continue reading The ReconcilingEnslaving Ministries: A First Person Perspective
Stand Firm in your Freedom — Reconciling Ministries enslave.
There is a seamy side to the apparent openness of some United Methodist Churches, those who are part of their so-called "Reconciling Ministries Network" that I have unfortunately experienced, and intend to detail in this post and one or two more following posts. In this post I will mention some of the philosophical contradictions and … Continue reading Stand Firm in your Freedom — Reconciling Ministries enslave.
At The Rainbow 