Here is a statement I read today. What do you think about this? “…There is nothing that has a bigger impact on the people of your congregation than what happens in your weekly worship gatherings. Of course, Christian community and discipleship encompass much more than corporate worship, such as spiritual disciplines, small-group fellowship, ministry teams, [...]

I’ve been taking in some good books and music lately. I keep a Book Log spreadsheet each year and challenge myself to increase the number of books each year. I also review the list each year (this year it will finish out around 28-30 books) and evaluate how balanced the genres/topics were.  They tend to be [...]

  dear blogsphere…i have a bronchial infection.  I cough up colors not found in the Sherwin Williams paint wheel.  They would have names like ‘reaper flesh’, ‘dull puss’, and ‘brown lung’.  I am having tea [a very strong earl grey] and re-reading with amazement the last chapter of Luke.  Things get mystical and powerful in unexpected [...]

Last night felt like we had settled in. There was a comfort to it that is hard to explain. I love to look around 40 minutes before the service and see so many people busy doing their thing. Then, at 5:00, as I walk out from the prayer room and step into the sanctuary, I [...]