Being Careful of What We're Critical

By Byron Harvey / March 5, 2010 /

If I had more than five minutes, I’d be tempted to make this a longer post, but here’s the gist of it: there are things of which we (I more than some others, I admit) tend to be critical–and that’s not necessarily a bad thing at all; goodness knows there’s a lot of stuff that…

Stay True to Who You Are, Pastor

By Byron Harvey / February 23, 2010 /

Said other ways: Don’t copy someone else. Don’t try to imitate others. Let God’s unique creation of you govern how you minister.  Or…

On Why I'm Not Buying Chocolate These Days

By Byron Harvey / February 23, 2010 /

And it has nothing to do with my diet, actually (though I have dropped 10 lbs. thus far, in anticipation of my upcoming role in “The Music Man”). I don’t have a taste for chocolate anymore, at least not that produced by the leading chocolate producers in this country, such as Nestle, M&M Mars, etc. …

It's Official: Brian McLaren is a Heretic

By Byron Harvey / February 19, 2010 /

I guess I’m late to the party on this one, but after reading a couple of reviews on McLaren’s latest work, A New Kind of Christianity, it has become apparent that he has crossed that line, and is now engaged in out-and-out rank heresy, that those who continue to give him a platform are now…