Lent has come and I’m quite glad for it’s arrival. Over the years I’ve come to appreciate Lent more and more. It’s given me the opportunity to add disciplines to my spiritual life, set aside some good things in order to do other good things, and Journey with Christ on the way to the Cross. Lent…
Category: Pastoring
Hello 2013
The last several years as December has drawn to a close I’ve taken time to reflect on the year past. As I prepared to sit down this year and write my 2012 reflection, however, I drew a blank. Instead, I began to think about my hopes for 2013. So now I write to you my…
Dear Ideologues
It's been several days since the horrific events which transpired in Newtown, Connecticut. In the interim I have preached, forced myself to read the names and ages of the victims in prayer during worship, and have had to force my heart to keep feeling as I looked up to God and questioned, “Why?” I have…
Consolation
After the results of the election came in I started noticed a trend in my social media steams. It was a trend which, to be honest, I've come to expect – yet I found it jarring all the same. The trend was this. Among my more conservative friends I began to see remarks like, “Depressed,…
At the Table on Election Day
Note: I've been putting off updating my blog because I promised to continue working on how to use styles for writing. I'll still get back to that, but I have some thoughts I want to get out, beginning with today's post on Election Day Communion. This election day, Central Baptist Church participated in a brilliant…
Pastoral Expectations
Today I was out at a party where a member of central was also attending. At one point he joked, “I need to watch what I say, I'm sitting next to my pastor.” This brought forth a cry from the other side of the room, “Pastor's shouldn't judge, they can't judge you, pastors shouldn't judge.”…
