I’m preparing for a very special worship service on Sunday with all sorts of elements included to celebrate the church year. It should be fantastically fun but my very favorite part of this worship service is that it’s for little… Continue reading

On the 25th Sunday of Pentecost, nearly three months into my call at The United Churches of Olympia, it was time to shake up our prayers a little bit. I wanted to do something different this week — partly because… Continue reading

I’m still a little shocked about what happened on Tuesday. I’ll admit it. I was really nervous. I wasn’t sure what would happen. This cautionary hope is still so embedded in my flesh that it seeped into my sermon this… Continue reading

How do you leave spaces in your looking to perceive what you never expected to find? This is the question posed by my morning prayer. This is the question that reveals every last one of the things eating at my… Continue reading

Once upon a time, when pastors were more like other professionals, pastors attempted to maintain a presence in the church office from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. You know, like normal people do. Except, well, nothing about the pastor’s work… Continue reading

Over ten years ago, I remember sitting in my suite mate’s window seat after my first year in college weeping to my dad. I had called simply to thank him for allowing me to go to this wonderful institution where… Continue reading

On the day of my ordination, I made a bunch of promises. I promised to listen faithfully for the word of God in the scriptures, to pray, to speak the truth in love, to preach as best as I know… Continue reading

I am feeling very reflective lately. More reflective than usual– which is saying something. Things are changing in my life. Everything seems to be changing in my life, actually. This past weekend, I shared in the final board meeting of… Continue reading

I wrote a sermon earlier this week on the profound glory of rest — a reminder that I admittedly need right now as I flurry to pack and prepare for a cross country adventure. I love this passage in Mark’s… Continue reading

On Sunday, I officially became the next settled pastor or The United Churches of Olympia in Olympia, Washington. The congregation welcomed me with a whole lot of dessert, partially cloudy weather (of which they had no control) and a lot… Continue reading