This Sunday I was back in worship at Central for the first time since departing on Vacation. This was an unusual break for us, as we typically find ourselves in worship at least one of the Sundays I’m off over Summer break – this typically happens because we often travel home a day early to…
Category: Pastoring
You’re in my seat
There is a running joke 1 about “reserved pews” in many churches. People in a congregation could be welcoming, friendly, and genuinely kind – but sit in their pew and all Christian charity goes out the window. “This is my seat, you have to move!” I wish I could say it’s a worthless cliche, but…
Give me no titles
Last week I found myself in an email exchange with someone who was looking to hold a memorial service at Central for someone who’d been a member hear years ago but had moved away. I always sign my emails as “Wes,” so that is how she began to address me in our exchange. Apparently, she…
Unexpected and Welcome
I’ve written about my weariness after “holiday weekends” before, so I won’t bother rehashing that well-worn topic. Suffice to say, however, Independence Day wiped me out. Good times, but exhausting. I woke up Sunday barely awake, wanting little more than to kill my alarm, roll over, and sleep until noon. It was Sunday, however, so…
The Supreme Court comes to Praise Time
Yesterday during our prayer and praise time a gentleman from Central stood up brought up this past week’s Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage. When you allow people to share on the fly you never know what’s going to be said, or how people will receive it, so it was with both deep interest and…
The Armor of God
“You’ve raped our women, and you are taking over the country…” This is what Dylann Roof is reported to have said to a person who survived his terrorist attack on Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. His goal? He wanted to start a race war. And this is the week we get…
