It’s a new year and I have a new focus for my blog this year. After watching a friend post pictures every day for one year, I got inspired to do “one year in the life of a pastor.” So check in here every day for a picture and a short story from my life…
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Lectionary Leanings – Glimmer of Light
January 4Isaiah 60:1-6, Psalm 72, Ephesians 1:3-14, Matthew 2:2-12 While our church year technically begins with the Advent season, Epiphany has always struck me as a time of new beginnings and fresh starts. Perhaps this is in part because of its close proximity to the New Year in the Gregorian calendar. But liturgically, Epiphany has…
whew…
The Christmas season is almost over and I am absolutely exhausted. There were a few days in this past week that I allowed myself to sleep in very late, so I thought that I would make it through just fine, but with four worship services in a week’s time and countless gatherings and people… I…
Good Tidings of Great Joy!
While the Advent journey takes us through an emotional rollercoaster of joy, fear, humility, and anticipation, there is no other emotion to guide the days after Christmas than pure celebration. Each of the readings for this Sunday call us to take a deep breath of relief, to look around at the beauty of what God…
Holy Cow, Batman!
It’s Christmas Eve!!!!!! And I am excited and nervous and excited and praying that I have everything planned and all the i’s dotted for the two worship services tonight. I guess we’ll find out when the get here! I would appreciate prayers for safe travel tonight too – we are heading to my inlaws for…
Lectionary Leanings – Celebrate!
December 28Isaiah 61:10-62:3, Psalm 148, Galatians 4:4-7, Luke 2:22-40 While the Advent journey takes us through an emotional rollercoaster of joy, fear, humility, and anticipation, there is no other emotion to guide the days after Christmas than pure celebration. Each of the readings for this Sunday call us to take a deep breath of relief,…
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Let it Be with Me…
This is our fourth week of waiting for that coming of Christ – and we are so close we can almost taste it! We are ready for the heavenly choirs of angels mingling with the smelly shepherds in the field, for the time when wise men led by celestial signs witness the fragility of an…