Bearing a Burden I’m a 38-year pastoral veteran, now serving a semi-urban multi-ethnic congregation; and I have never felt more overwhelmed. While not clocking in more hours than in...
Do. Not Done.
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Mission and Missions
Stay Climbing
Facing the Stairs How must a little child feel when seeing a high imposing staircase standing between where he is, and where he (or she) wants to be? How daunting the challenge to make...
Gospel Mission and Unity: How Far Am I Willing to Go?
I went to a funeral the other day, not to officiate, but simply to attend as a friend and pastor to the grieving. Since I orient toward others far more as a brother than as pastor, I...
God Saves Neighborhoods
Jonah 3:4, 5, 10—“Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s journey. And he called out, ‘Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown!’ And the people of Nineveh believed God. They...
Aiming for God’s way through human words
His Way with Words offers perspectives that are relevant for our times. In it I try to express his (God’s) way—as best I can understand it—with my words. Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this blog are not necessarily the opinions of my fellow elders. I am solely responsible for everything on this site.