Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes and knocks. [Luke 12:35-36 NRSV] Be dressed for action! Have you lamps lit! What a great thought… Read More All dressed up with somewhere to go
February 2nd is the national phenomenon and unofficial holiday called Groundhog Day. The good folks in Pennsylvania pull an oversized rodent from its den to predict if winter will be wrapping up shortly or go on for all eternity. My guess is the latter this year! Most recently, Groundhog Day is often known for the… Read More Groundhog Day
A couple of weeks ago I had the great treat to sit down with Steve McKinney and Mike Powers to talk about Bonhoeffer’s book Life Together. It is one of those long form discussions that goes a lot of places and filled with insight from two folks who have spent time reading and thinking about… Read More Dietrich Bonhoeffer “Life Together” Podcast
That is how I’ve been explaining my mood lately. It seems that my emotions remain very close to the surface just waiting for the slightest brush, the smallest offense, the tiniest confusion to flare into a bout, often intense, of resentment, doubt, or anger. The prolonged disconnect from the people and the routines of the… Read More Emotional Shingles
The appointed pastoral staff recorded a podcast today about sanctification. Yes…you read correctly! It is the process by which God fills us with love through grace. The result is that we become more and more like Jesus in thought, word, action, and even desires. A part of the podcast we talked about how our journey… Read More Through the Desert
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