Praying for Peace in Honor of our Veterans
This is my song, O God of all the nations, a song of peace for lands afar and mine; this is my home, the country…
Reproducing in the Church #NaBloPoMo
I was sitting at a conference with some friends and the speaker kept lifting up the decline in membership of the United Methodist Church. One…
Near the Beginning… (NaBloPoMo)
This morning, let’s go back… to nearly the beginning of the story… and do some genealogy. Pastor Todd and I are going to start us…
The Wheat and the Tares on the Micro-Level (NaBloPoMo)
In September, Bishop Ken Carter visited the Iowa Annual Conference and helped us to have a holy and grace filled conversation about leadership, change, mission, and…
The Blue Couch #NaBloPoMo
In my sophomore year of college, Brandon asked me to take a road trip with him. We drove to Madison, where his sister was living,…
An Examen for Ministry #NaBloPoMo
Too often, we simply don’t stop to ask questions, to examine our lives. We do things without thinking about the consequences or implications. We do…
Church Clothes #NaBloPoMo
I was never someone who was really concerned about style growing up. I had some hand me down outfits from cousins, I wore a lot…
Awaiting the Already: The Promise of a New Dawn
Have you ever sat and watched the sunrise? The hints of purple… turning pink… and then neon orange as the sun peeks over the horizon….