Monday night, and through the day Tuesday, I was afforded the opportunity to attend ABCNJ’s overnight clergy retreat at Harvey Cedars Bible Conference. I’m a little leery of events like this, to be honest, because I don’t tend to fit in when I’m among “pastor-types 1.” But, since I have a deep trust in the…
Category: Pastoring
Inauthentic
People should not get pats on the back for daring to take an honest look in the mirror.
Ashamed
I have seen, over the past few months, a number of well-meaning people asserting that one of the things Jesus came to accomplish was to free people from shame. From what I gathering, the claim is if people are released from the shackles of shame they will be free to become the people they will…
Praying in Crowds
I’m a pastor, and yet I am also filled with great anxiety when I’m praying as part of a group, “prayer circles” in particular.
O Come
The season of Advent is almost upon us, which always brings one of my favorite hymns to mind, “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.”
Next Project? A Lenten Devotional
I’ve been mapping out my sequel to In the Land of the Penny Gnomes for the past several weeks, but yesterday I came up with another project which will incorporate short-form fiction 1 – A Lenten devotional. My idea is to write one short piece of fiction, probably under 1000 words 2 for each week…
