Hopeful Grief
G0iving people permission to grieve may be one of the more important things I do in my role as both pastor and chaplain.
Category: Pastoring
Pastoring is a 24/7 gig. This doesn’t always mean that you’re constantly being called for things, but it does mean that your mind/heart never stop pondering the state of the congregation you’ve been called to.
Deep and Simple
I’ll take deep and simple over complex but shallow any day of the week.
Forgive
Forgiveness is a difficult thing. It’s difficult because we want to make it about the person we’re forgiving, but it’s really about who we are and who we serve.
Hellish
I’ve had several personal encounters with “Trump Conservatives” in the past several weeks which have left me disturbed.
One Lord
The Sunday nearest Independence Day has, on occasion, provoked a question from some folks in my congregation, “Why didn’t we sing any patriotic songs this morning?” My answer is always the same.
Baptist Church Names
It’s amazing the types of things you can learn from a church name.
