Tuesday Haikus: Apnea
Sleep, choke, gasp, repeat for hours, Get up sad. Air enters, stops cold alarms sound upstairs jarring me awake to breathe Continue reading Tuesday Haikus: Apnea
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Bible Leads: Matthew 25:31-46
TEXT Matthew 25:31-46 ‘When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on the throne of his glory. All the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, and he will put the sheep at his right hand and the … Continue reading Bible Leads: Matthew 25:31-46
This Week in Ministry
This past week I: Thought about Jesus as a bad Thanksgiving guest Got to drive a MAX train Rediscovered the challenge of talking with teenage boys Learned a lot about Salt Engaged racial disparities in my county Prayed contemplatively…twice Got paid to eat pancakes…twice I also got back in the learning to run groove. A very busy but good week. Continue reading This Week in Ministry
Humpday Devo: Veteran’s Day/Armistice Day
This week’s Humpday Devo is about Veteran’s Day, known originally as Armistice Day. Scripture Matthew 8:5-13 When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came to him, appealing to him and saying, ‘Lord, my servant is lying at home paralysed, in terrible distress.’ And he said to him, ‘I will come and cure him.’ The centurion answered, ‘Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my … Continue reading Humpday Devo: Veteran’s Day/Armistice Day
Ministry in the Great Northwest
This is an excerpt from some brainstorming writing I did for a recent clergy gathering… “My contribution conceptually in the group has been to help them see the opportunities before them…I told [them] that PNW and O/I needed to get over themselves and realize the blessing of NOT having cultural Christianity breathing down their necks all the time…Ministry up here to our “None brothers & sisters” … Continue reading Ministry in the Great Northwest
Tuesday Haikus: America
Underground a man works while my turd swims by. Golden boys unafraid, build white America. Continue reading Tuesday Haikus: America
Bible Leads: Matthew 5:13
TEXT Matthew 5:13 “You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. 7 Crazy things you can do with salt Tour Inside the Wieliczka Salt Mine in Poland (pictured below) History of Salt We throw out an insane amount … Continue reading Bible Leads: Matthew 5:13
This Week in Ministry
This week I: welcomed two new members into the congregation, commemorated 20 saints, joined 45 others in a really great Harvest Party, learned about my top 5 leadership themes (Connectedness, Strategic, Empathy, Intellection, Responsibility), learned a lot about industrial motors on my first Take Your Pastor to Work visit, contemplated the earthiness of the Holy Spirit, studied Jesus’ series of dinners with the Pharisees in … Continue reading This Week in Ministry
Humpday Devo: Post-Election Pick Me Up
This week’s Humpday Devo is a simple Post-Election Pick Me Up. Scripture Deuteronomy 29:10-13 You stand assembled today, all of you, before the Lord your God—the leaders of your tribes, your elders, and your officials, all the men of Israel, your children, your women, and the aliens who are in your camp, both those who cut your wood and those who draw your water— to … Continue reading Humpday Devo: Post-Election Pick Me Up
Tuesday Haikus: Midlife
Yes, I’m gonna cry pain-tears, joy-tears emerging, dancing down my cheek. A son with a beard more salt than pepper, as his boy cries for Daddy. Continue reading Tuesday Haikus: Midlife
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