What I thought I was going to emphasize this morning in my sermon is the adult education opportunity this summer to study a book together. It’s not organized. There is no time and place to show up if you want… Continue reading

As I prepare for Sunday, and think about the Gospel Lesson, here are my thoughts.It’s an argument between worthy adversaries. The lawyer vets him before he really gets to the heart of the matter. He asks an easy question, one known… Continue reading

I spent the holiday on Orcas Island with my family. It was beautiful. It was so beautiful. I mean really. Look at that view. (Those roses are maintained by the Episcopal Church in the center of Eastsound. They also had… Continue reading

As I prepare for Sunday, and think about the Gospel Lesson, here are my thoughts. Nothing will hurt you, Jesus says. Don’t get too excited about this though because even if the spirits submit to you — what really matters… Continue reading

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