I’ve been in my current congregation for about six months now and I know that we have some tinkering to do with worship. On the one hand, we have a solid traditional service that features our choir and the organ and liturgy and is right up my own personal alley and comfort zone. We also…
Words and lyrics
Everyone is gone for the day. The church is quiet and still. And here I sit, pouring over the words in the hymnal and songbooks. Looking for just the right combination of joy and reflection. Of longing and praise. Of reality and possibility. Of the familiar and the uncomfortable. Sometimes I forget we also have…
Accidental author #NaBloPoMo
As one writing discipline ends, another begins. It has been good to return to regular blogging through the National Blog Post Month prompts. I have not been entirely consistent, but at least I never gave up. Today, I had invites to share in two advent disciplines: one writing prayers and the other reflecting on a…
Thankful #NaBloPoMo
Didn’t get too many pictures today, but full of thankfulness. For giggles and tickles… For a table full of pie… For the most amazing side dishes (including the brussel sprouts with bacon and bleu cheese)… For lots of different families around the tables… Thankful.
Thank-You #NaBloPoMo
I am terrible about sitting down and writing thank-you notes. But when my husband and I were married, we knew that it was something we needed to make a priority. We created special cards using our wedding photos and sat down one weekend to get them all done. I felt so proud of myself for…
The Shepherd King
Jesus, our King, is a shepherd at heart.
Even at the end, his concern is always for the flock. It is for the lost, and the least and the last. It is for those who have been forgotten.
The rules are only good in so far as they have led us to be shepherds alongside him in the world.
You see, Jesus is the King of Kings and Lord of Lords and Shepherd of Shepherds and as his people, as his body the church, OUR task is also to care for the flock.
King and Shepherd #NaBloPoMo
It has been a rough couple of days. Charges were brought up against a colleague in Iowa who officiated a same-sex wedding. I had far too many interpersonal conversations which left me kind of exhausted. And in the midst of if, I sometimes wonder what my role is as a pastor. Am I the chief…
Singing a song #NaBloPoMo
This fall, a month or so after choir started, I decided to start going with a friend of mine. I love to sing. I can’t say I’m good at it, but I love it. There is something special about making music that taps into my spirituality. I’ll find myself singing as I debate a problem…