They Stood Up
Text: Numbers 27:1-11 Friends, can we all admit that this is a very big book and that 99.9% of us don’t know its stories from…
authority
Follow The Star: Authority
Text: Mark 1:21-28 Our gospel lesson for today begins with Jesus teaching in the synagogue. And the people of Capernaum were astounded by his teaching….
Following Jesus isn't easy…
This morning in my devotion time I read from Matthew 21… the cleansing of the temple. I have been using the daily reading book from…
Carnival Mirrors
Two summers ago, our family was on vacation at Lake Okaboji in northwest Iowa. We had this tiny little house rented and with six adults…
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…
R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
The world we live in today has radically changed. The people in the world have changed. And we haven’t quite figured out what that means……
the world is my parish
Bishop Trimble recently reminded a group of young clergy that we are not appointed to congregations… we are appointed to communities. It was something I…
Taking Authority
In her book Reframing Hope: Vital Ministry in a New Generation, Carol Howard Merritt discusses the “diffusion of authority,” the empowerment of the fringes, and…