War

For the last couple of weeks I’ve been watching “The War” by Ken Burns on Netflix.  I guess Veteran’s day is as good a day as any to share some reflections on the nature of this documentary series. First, due to my Mennonite background, I lean heavily towards a pacifist expression of the Christian faith….

Communication Bottleneck

There are a great many times when, as a pastor, I feel lonely.  It’s a sense that stems from a repeated sense that I live on a different planet from people who really want to do ministry with me.  The sense of being divided from these in language and thought-process leaves me feeling like an…