Sean Rheaume

An apology

I got personal toward Mark Driscoll in my last blog which is unfortunate. In my passion and disdain for the extremes I reacted extremely. I don’t agree with everything Mark teaches theologically. I definitely don’t agree with his attitude but calling names only pours gasoline to the fire instead of water. To THAT end IContinue reading “An apology”

Red State/Blue State Theology

I love politics. I love the strategy, the passion, the differing messages and the use of debate to get your point across. It is fascinating to me. However, this year it is almost sickening. The red states are redder and the blue states are bluer. The mudslinging is embarrassing and makes me wonder, where isContinue reading “Red State/Blue State Theology”

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Coffee Shop Sabbatical

Yesterday I closed on the sale of my coffee shop City Falls Coffee. It was a short stint. We began remodeling in October and opened on New Years Eve. Many questioned why? I will be honest some of the reason was the excitement of trying something new and different, some of the reason was toContinue reading “Coffee Shop Sabbatical”

New Adventure

Well here we go again. After much prayer and deliberation Audra and I agree whole heartedly that it is time to get back into full time ministry. It has been about a year sabbatical for us and I will blog later about what working in the secular world has taught me but the conclusion remains…IContinue reading “New Adventure”

An amazing woman

My wife’s birthday is tomorrow and it would not be polite to say how old she is but she gets better with age. Audra is truly my best friend. She is the most amazingly precious intelligent woman with the quirkiest sense of humor I have ever known. We have known each other for years yetContinue reading “An amazing woman”

Jesus WANTS to be known

I was doing some reading through one of my devotionals today and it brought me to a familiar story. The woman at the well found here. However, this time as I read it the Spirit led me to an entire different perspective. Not of the woman or of the disciples but of Jesus. He wentContinue reading “Jesus WANTS to be known”

Return to WHAT?!?

I was reading a book this morning and I won’t reference it because that is not the purpose of this blog but in it there was a chapter that discussed the danger of modernity in the church. It went on to whine about the same old stuff about a lack of theology and too muchContinue reading “Return to WHAT?!?”

Ditch the Elephant

I’m reading this old book that my pastor gave me and in it is a chapter rich with counsel on burnout. In this chapter is a glancing reference to an economic strategy for streamlining. Look at your spreadsheet and find the elephant (big thing). If you cut a bunch of little things you have stress overContinue reading “Ditch the Elephant”

House Divided – Parent response week 4

So we talked about how as a family to Bridge the Divide we must… 1) Consider – Forgive each other for the weaknesses we posses and the baggage we may carry 2) Communicate – We must recognize that words DO matter, not only what we say but when we say it and how we sayContinue reading “House Divided – Parent response week 4”