a commitment to blog!
This section of my blog was supposed to be the creative outlet to pull my less than admirable hobby of television watching into the realm…
do I look/act like a pastor?
Today, a young man wandered into our church building and needed a place to sit for a while. He looked like he was having a…
Who, Me?
As we start off this morning, I want you to find a blank corner of your bulletin or the hymn sheet and scriptures, and I…
Hand-me-down Faith
How many of you had to wear hand me down clothes as you were growing up? One of my favorite mental images of hand me…
Making the Congregation Cry
This has been an insanely busy summer… vacation, a new nephew, mission trips, fundraisers, cleaning at the church… So I have tried to make my…
Breaking Your Heart
For the last month or so, we have been reading Paul’s letter to the church in Rome. In prison, sick, struggling, shipwrecked, he just hasn’t…
Knowledge and knowledge
Many have been discussing lately social media monitoring of clergy and candidates/ordinands. A post by sheyduck on Everyday Theology got me thinking about my one hesitancy regarding…
pre-vacation lame duck session
It is absolutely impossible to work when you know you are going on vacation in four short days. All I can think about are the…