Feasting, not fasting…
Mark’s gospel is known for its haste. Jesus is here and then there and everything is so urgent and busy. We spent four weeks in…
Ministry in Heels
Treasures in the closet
…putting on that skirt, I think I stood taller. I thought about the woman she was and the woman she would have wanted me to…
Excuse me, Pastor…
I make mistakes… Often. The latest incarnation of mistakes came this past Sunday. I have a lot of big ideas, but I am not always…
spring is just around the corner
Gardening has really been a spiritual experience for me these past couple of years. It is hard work, down on your hands and knees,…
How Bout Them Hawkeyes?
With Norm Parker and now O’Keefe… is it a coaching rebuild year for Iowa? It will be interesting to see how the dynamic of the…
Confession of a repentant iowa caucus skipper
The eyes of the world were fixed on Iowa tonight and the 2012 caucuses. And I sat on the floor in my living room, a…
overwhelmed by thanks
This past Sunday, as we were finishing up children’s time and saying, “Amen,” my pianist started playing a song. We typically sing after children’s time,…
size 8
I think one of the hardest things for a pastor of a United Methodist Church to do is to lose weight. There is food everywhere….