Around Cape Ann, a set on Flickr. Over Memorial Day weekend our family travelled back up to the North Shore of Massachusetts to attend our goddaughter’s baptism. It was quite a wonderful time. The North Shore was where my wife and I moved after our wedding. I headed to seminary at Gordon-Conwell and she began…
Month: May 2013
Door-to-door sales
Just got a visit from a Comcast “Direct Sales Rep.” Here’s how the conversation went: Rep [fumbles for badge] “I hope you can see that, I’m the direct sales representative for Xfinity in this area. Do we have your business in this house?” Me “Just internet” Rep “OK, just internet, are you…” me [shakes head] “No,…
New Tricks!
Today I did one of the most fun pastoral tasks I've ever been blessed to do. To understand why it was so amazing, I need to give some background. Central Baptist, where I serve as pastor, is just a few blocks from Riverview Estates, the retirement home attached to my denomination. It's a wonderful place,…
New Role
This past weekend my wife and I were honored to become the godparents for our friend's youngest child. The idea of godparents is not one common to the Baptist tradition, but it's one we really need to reconsider. The idea that there would be special people in a child's life, other than the parents, who…
Thank you!
I recently wrote a blog post which looked back at my connection to some of “pastoral ancestors,” for lack of a better description. I have another side of my personality, though, and therefor am the descendant of a whole other line of teachers. I'm not just pastor, I'm a geek-pastor! I need to thank the…
The powerful reach of friendship
When I was in college, I remember a day when the pastor of a local church came and spoke to the Student Chaplains. During his chat, he expressed his desire to help students who were interested in pursuing pastoral ministry gain some practical preaching experience. It was an amazing offer. For the next four years…
