my good deeds are like a tampon…
In this week’s lectionary readings we find a prayer from Isaiah 64. The tide has turned in Isaiah’s (or second Isaiah’s) thoughts and no more…
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….
Use it or Lose it
On a cold November morning, not too different from today, two farmers met each other in the local coffee shop. Their crops had been harvested…
putting your money where your mouth is… even if it hurts
Recently there has been a call on some of the social media outlets I follow… a call to take money out of the big banks. As…
possibilities…
Ten days ago, our church had a fall committee retreat to begin dreaming/planning/living into the new vision for our church (to reflect the light of…
the wedding garment
When we, the unworthy, accept the invitation and show up for the wedding, we are supposed to “put on” this special garment as we come…
now for a little fluff…
Yesterday’s post was hard!!! It includes a lot of stuff that I have been wanting to say/express for a while, or at the very least…
What tires you?
I recently had my annual interview with my conference superintendent. We talked about what was going on in the church, the joys and the struggles…