Unleavened Brett
Brett’s Friday blog.

How to have countercultural contentment?
My wife’s mother grew up in Mexico. Her mother’s husband deserted them. She had no job & had to leave

What can we learn from the real St. Nick?
Did you hear that archaeologists recently found the tomb of St. Nicholas underneath a church in Turkey? It’s not a

Have you heard the Parable of the Lifesaving Station?
Have you heard the Parable of the Lifesaving Station? It’s been told in different ways, but this is how I

Have you noticed Black Friday is a month long now?
Chances are you’re shopping for Christmas. Some places started Black Friday sales weeks ago. Christmas is still one month away,

How much trust should we have in science?
“Science” has become almost like a god. It has been revered for quite some time as completely incapable of error.

Am I an extremist?
In the past couple of weeks, I’ve gotten to hold my 11-month old grandson (from my elder son), as well

Are you sick of politics?
Won’t you be relieved when the election & all the campaigning & ads are over?! It seems such a wasteful

Are you committing this fallacy?
Have you ever read a Bible with red words? The first red letter edition was published in 1899 when the

Should we be participating in Halloween?
I really enjoyed Halloween as a child. Who doesn’t love the fantasy of dressing up like a favorite character &

It’s a huge & serious issue we can’t remain silent about.
A huge & serious issue is confronting us in the Nov. 8 election. I cannot be a good shepherd myself
Good ministers are crucial
38 years ago this month, I entered “professional ministry”, meaning that a church actually hired me as a 20-year-old Bible
Should this be done for kids?
A reminder that kids are important to Jesus & to us! Children need church. When we posted photos of our