Category Archives: Bryan's editorial
Control the Brightness?
I have come to a place that much of what I have learned is wrong. It is humbling to think that I knew so much, and aggressively propagated what I knew. I am embarrassed by so much. A room can be lighted in different ways. A contractor determines what kind of illumination will be required, and [...]
Wrestling with Pythons: Clinical Depression
“I have studiously tried to avoid ever using the word ‘madness’ to describe my condition. Now and again, the word slips out, but I hate it. …’Madness’ is too glamorous a term to convey what happens to most people who are losing their minds. That word is too exciting, too literary, too interesting in its [...]
I Don’t Have the Slightest
“Ah yes, the Shroud of Turin! We will have to dry clean it before we return it.” Inspector Clouseau, (Upon discovering stolen artifacts) in The Pink Panther 2 I honestly think that our bumbling attempts to follow Jesus are entertaining angels who watch our efforts and shake their heads in astonishment. ” Did you see what Bryan [...]
Sorting Out What is Real
It’s a terribly cold, gray day here in Alaska. Very typical for the end of November. Just as typical is that I have had a heaviness descend on me, just like when the fat kid sits on the little kid at the bus stop. This grayness seems to be a premonition, I feel, of what I face trying [...]
A Masked Brokenness
by Bryan Lowe “The great weakness in the North American church at large, and certainly in my life, is our refusal to accept our brokenness. We hide it, evade it, gloss over it. We grab for the cosmetic kit and put on our virtuous face to make ourselves admirable to the public. Thus, we present [...]
Is ‘Evangelism’ the Christian’s Greatest Fear?
“Why are you afraid of evangelism?” ********** Lets get serious now, why does it frighten you? Is it flesh, or maybe is it demonic? What do you think? What does God desire? ********************** Bad experiences Door to Door- My first witnessing experience happened in 1984, we went out 2×2. I was paired up with Jody, a [...]
Don’t Be Scared: Psalm 143
Psalm 143: A Prayer Not to Be Killed, or Something Worse A psalm of David. 1 Lord, hear my prayer; listen to my cry for mercy. Answer me because you are loyal and good. The writer stresses the truth that God listens. A listening God is a God of wonder. Elijah on [...]
Martyrs in America? Maybe
…………………………………………………….. Being heard is not the same as having influence. Believers must reconsider the issues of being salt and light in a pagan culture. We have tried a myriad of approaches in our evangelism, and we are not succeeding. We have been maneuvered to the margins of society, and I fear that is where we will [...]
The Scary Part of Depression
“Must I then, indeed, Pain, live with you All through my life? –sharing my fire, my bed, Sharing–oh, worst of things!–the same head?– And, when I feed myself, feeding you, too?” Edna St. Vincent Millay The critical issue we face is the reality of living with ourselves through an acute episode of depression or mania. I [...]