Tonight, I had the sheer delight of spending the evening with my wonderful friend Sarah sipping margaritas in her backyard, playing with her babies and chatting with her husband. When I say delight, I mean it. These people are delightful.… Continue reading

A few weeks ago, my congregation voted to affirm this statement of their Vision, Mission and Values as part of the Strategic Plan. This statement will hopefully be what frames what comes next. It will shape the goals that will… Continue reading

I don’t even know where to begin. There are so many thoughts in my head as I try to figure out this whole missional thing. I’ve had a few conversations with a few different people where my question has been the… Continue reading

Last year, the Olympia Presbytery asked our churches to read a book. And I tried. Really I did. Especially after one of my very sage and extremely well-read church members bought me a copy of Alan J. Roxburgh and M.… Continue reading

Last week was a bad week. I hit the third month of the deployment at just the same moment that my country decided to send troops back to Iraq. I didn’t handle this well for reasons that I think are… Continue reading

So, let me start with a confession. Last summer, my first call was in the midst of a pastoral search. They were looking for their next Senior Pastor and I was curious. My boundaries are uber high and I still… Continue reading

It hasn’t quite been two months since the man I love deployed. I marked the dates last night on my calendar because I couldn’t believe that it hadn’t yet been two months. Because it feels like an eternity. After three… Continue reading

I am constantly pegged as an extrovert. It’s not just church people. Even the man I love thinks that I’m an extrovert. But, they are wrong. Yes, even the man I love is wrong. It doesn’t matter how comfortable I… Continue reading

After the credits rolled and the lights came up again, a conversation erupted in the old theatre about change in the church. It happened last night after a screening of God’s Daughters: Knocking on Heaven’s Doors which tells the story of two Roman… Continue reading