Sorry…

Ok, this is the standard ’sorry I haven’t blogged in a while” disclaimer.  No excuse really, just haven’t had the mojo.
Also, you may notice that www.insipidgarbage.com doesn’t work anymore, you have to go to www.insipidgarbage.wordpress.com instead; I decided to quit paying for the URL.  Then again, if you are reading this, you found the blog [...]

Read Full Post »

Worth your time.

I know, there are a million new blogs out there every day, and most of them are not worth clicking on, much less reading.  But my friend has just started blogging and he is worth reading.  He has a way of putting things that is very insightful and will leave you thinking.
Check it out: http://remarkablycalm.wordpress.com/

Read Full Post »

A Voice in the Wilderness

Did my civic duty today and voted in the Kentucky primary.  Yes, I know, it was largely a waste of time as far as the presidential race was concerned, but it always is in Kentucky with the ridiculously late May primary.  At this point even the Democratic race seems locked up.  I went ahead and [...]

Read Full Post »

A Forty Story Church?

I read that they were going to build a 40 story building in downtown Lexington, KY called CentrePointe.
CentrePointe?  Center spelled all old-fashioned-like?  An unnecessary “e” on Point?  Mid-word capitalization?  Vague meaning?
I thought for sure they were talking about a new church plant: CentrePointe is a perfectly typical name for a new church.  In fact, I’m [...]

Read Full Post »

To See Ourselves As Others See Us

I remember reading a John Donne poem about a man who was sitting in church. In front of him was a very rich woman, dressed in the finest of clothes, radiating class and beauty. She was very much the bees knees and thought very highly of herself. But as he sat there [...]

Read Full Post »

Leaving: the Search

In a church system such as the Christian Church where the minister makes a choice about whether he leaves or stays at a church (unless he is fired), the decision to leave is not easy.  First of all, the process is very taxing.  You can’t exactly go to a church and say, “I’m going to [...]

Read Full Post »

The Perspective After 3 Pounds of Steamed Shrimp

I’m back from vacation with the perspective that can only be gained from a week of staring at dolphins playing in the ocean, encountering deer in a maritime forest, sleeping late, having nothing to do, and eating 3 pounds of steamed shrimp (no, not at once). So, I think back to the garbage posted [...]

Read Full Post »

Made The Move

Well, enough griping, I went ahead and made the move to WordPress.  Blogger is SOOOO much easier, but I don’t see all the cool functions, like expandable links.  WordPress seems a lot harder, but worth it if I can do more.  It may be harder to figure out, but I’m sure that with a little [...]

Read Full Post »

Another Saturday Night

Yup, here it is, another Saturday night, 7:46 PM to be exact, and I’m finishing my sermon. I know, I know, all the preacher-guru types will tell you that this is the height of slackdom and irresponsibility, and that there is NO POSSIBLE WAY to bring a great message to God’s people when it [...]

Read Full Post »

Blame Brandon

Ok, you all can blame Brandon, affectionately known as BS, for the title of this blog. I had a couple of choices, but he thought that “Insipid Garbage” would be best. He’s seen my stuff, I guess he believes in truth in advertising.And, you can blame him if I post here more. [...]

Read Full Post »