and can it be?
i might be getting the hang of this pastor thing… it’s 5:13 on Wednesday and my sermon is finished! Of course, minor editing may come…
first series of sermons: thy word is a lamp unto my feet and a light unto my path… following Christ in the season of Epiphany
okay… so it’s a long title for a sermon series. But I’m starting out this new pilgrimage with my congregation by inviting them on a…
things i have learned in my first week as a minister
in no particular order: 1) no one notices if you skip the Lord’s Prayer during communion – it was printed in the bulletin… it should…
first sermon…
I’ve been working on my sermon for days… it was supposed to be done yesterday at the latest, but here I am, on friday night,…
last sunday off
so, this weekend was my last one before starting as the pastor of my new church. I thought about forty times about whether I should…
Holy cow… we are back in Iowa
So, for some of you – this blog just may be a good way to keep up with the Dawson’s and all that is happening…
our first iowa snow and our first houseguests
Yesterday we spent quite a lot of time picking up around the house and sorting things out. We sort of have our furniture in the…
shopping… again
We shopped til we dropped… again. This time with my brother and then later my mom. Christmas shopping is officially done! We still don’t have…