On Sunday night, when my friends started posting on Facebook that Google Reader was disappearing, I shared in their panic and instantly joined the first blog reader that was suggested as remotely decent. This caused me to then realize that… Continue reading

‘Tis but thy name that is my enemy;Thou art thyself, though not a Montague.What’s Montague? it is nor hand, nor foot,Nor arm, nor face, nor any other partBelonging to a man. O, be some other name!What’s in a name? that… Continue reading

I’ve been reading a lot this week and posted a whole bunch on Facebook. I fear I’ll lose track of all of these things so I’m gathering these things together before I lose track. Here it goes. Becoming a Better… Continue reading

I hate to think that I reuse ideas in ministry. I don’t want to be the kind of pastor that does the same thing over and over again. Certainly, in our changing times, that’s not always going to work. But,… Continue reading

I’m trying this preaching without notes thing again tomorrow. We switch from two services to one service as the summer schedule begins. I want to bring some of the conversational elements that the first service knows well at my church, but… Continue reading

In Leisurely Lectionary this morning, a church member mentioned an article that I posted on Facebook. At first, it seemed completely and totally unrelated to the text we were studying — at least to my ears. Honestly, I think I… Continue reading

I don’t miss an opportunity to encourage friends, church members and sometimes random women who’s conversations I overhear to check their breasts. I have been known to explain exactly how to do a self breast exam, when you should do… Continue reading

The posts began to appear early this week. One by one, friends started to post on Facebook this article by Anne Lamott. Then, this article appeared. I’d read the first when it was initially published. I waited until now to read… Continue reading

This morning, I read this in the CenturyMarks of the Christian Century:  Rising levels of stress are causing more depression among pastors. Stressors include declines in membership and contributions, personal financial worries (often due to educational debt), and discord in… Continue reading

As I’m reading about the Book of Revelation this morning, this word keeps creeping into my thoughts so that I can’t quite focus on the text before me. Remember. It’s a word that echoed in my heart and mind all week as I… Continue reading