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parsonage inspection

I am not a housekeeper. I never have been. I didn’t learn how to growing up. I don’t have time to now. I can do the basics like vacuuming and dusting and countertops and windows. But to make it a daily/weekly habit is something far beyond my grasp. It’s not just that I do not

time heals all…

My church has not had a choir for about 10-15 years. And this large brown filing cabinet with boxes overflowing next to it in the church office is full of sheet music and photocopies (oops) and sample scores.  For 10 years, we have not used a single piece of music… and in fact, when we brought

bag gardening

As a gift from my congregation, last fall I recieved a gift card to purchase some books.  To go along with my love of gardening, the gift card was used to get some simple gardening guidebooks for our area. This is the first year I have really planned out my gardening space.  In the past,

conference yarn work

I have become a HUGE fan of keeping my fingers occupied at conferences and continuing ed events by knitting and crocheting.  I’m not really great at it… I still have a LOT to learn… but I thought I would share some of what I have been working on recently! This scarf/shawl was made for my

A Love Letter from God

Dear Church, I’m not often in the habit of writing letters. My apostle, Paul, loved to write letters and you have quite a few of those contained in the scriptures. I guess I did write seven letters some time ago – to seven different churches… but I digress…. This isn’t something I do a whole

postmodern holiness

I have been having a discussion with some colleagues about what it means to be disciples and pastors in the world today. The question was raised about what it means to be holy and to seek after God’s holiness… especially in the context of the postmodern world we live and move in. Some of us