Welcome to Church Simplified

A simplified approach to being the church
discovering a close personal relationship with the godhead

The unexpected journey–continues

Hi All. I have received several responses of sympathy and offers of prayer regarding my last post. I greatly appreciate your care and concern, but let me very clear. This is not a tale of sorrow and sadness. Neither is it a tale of hopelessness and despair. If that...

The unexpected Journey

My son’s 13th birthday came and went with much fanfare. Instead of it being the kind of joyous celebration I had hoped for, the day found us overwhelmed with packing and moving. We celebrated the day as best we could with a special breakfast of pancakes—a few candles...

The unexpected journey: a path to manhood

My son had made it through the initial rite of passage being the spiritual element of memorizing certain scriptures, building a relationship with God and leading a bible lesson. Our second and third rites of passage—the mental and physical—were to happen in tandem. We...

The unexpected journey: a path to manhood

Last year my 12-year old son and I set out on what we have called “The unexpected journey.” You may recall that I chose the journey because the available programs that I researched seemed too canned—no disrespect intended. The journey began simple enough filled with...