I'm tired of conflict with people in church, theology, politics, and social justice issues. The battles in these arenas aren't what I want to spend my time on. But I still want to help people.
Author: David Mercer
David Mercer is the author of the blogs: Deep Calls, Quick Drawls, and Mercer Massage, LLC. He has been a pastor, college professor, deli worker, and grocery store cashier. He is now a massage therapist at Mercer Massage, LLC.
Bathrooms, Bibles, and Sporting Events
Just admit that transgender people scare you, and you'd rather they went back into hiding or died...
Trigger Point
My WHOLE LIFE, people have criticized me for not doing it well enough, for not saying it perfectly, for not having tried hard enough.
That Guy
Were we even persons to him?
A Slow Fuse and Fast Food
I remember a few years back when I was not so sanguine about my fast food.
But Without Faith, It is Impossible to Have Religion
My values define me more than my religion.
I Needed to Help Someone
"I don't want to leave him alone," she said... "He has autism."
Reflection on my Previous Life
I still cry every day.
Nearly Done
The pastor prepares himself for the question the widow will ask him once the funeral is over, the relatives go home, and the shock has worn off: “Did my husband go to hell?”
A Dark College and a Cold Bench
“It’s a dreadful place,” I say to the boy. “An institution trying to maintain itself, toadying to the monied members of a stultifying religion."
