I have to say that I’m infrequently frustrated with my national denomination. I say “infrequently” because that’s the best way to describe how and when I pay attention to my national denomination at all. Why am I frustrated? I’m frustrated because the level of disconnect from the world of the national denomination and the world…
Category: Pastoring
My Calling
I think it’s a good thing for folks in general, and pastors in particular, to spend some time re-examining their vocation every now and again. As we grow and, hopefully, mature these times of reflection can lead in our calling down unexpected paths, or on the same old paths with a greater awareness of the…
The Ups and Downs of Life
I’ve been quite busy the last couple of weeks, just trying to keep my head above water. A week of snow days will do that on under “normal” circumstances but the rather large “to do” list, along with the range that list covered, has really kept me treading water. It’s not been a bad journey,…
Using Accordance
I enjoy using Accordance, it’s flexible and I can set up the program quickly to accomplish whatever task I have in hand with a click or two (I save my workspaces). I have a workspace for Greek, one for Hebrew, and one for when I’m doing English searches to find a quick reference or review…
Baptism
A couple of weeks ago Central held a baptism worship for two folks who wanted to become members of the congregation. They had been baptized as infants, raised in the Church, and had been living out their faith for years – but Central practices membership for only people who have been baptized as adults, and…
The retreat is over, gotta breathe..
For the last couple of months my long-term focus was on developing the Student Chaplain retreat. It’s quite a bit of work, preparing a retreat, but it’s rewarding to focus on a particular topic with a group for an extended period. In fact, the chaplain retreat is a highlight of every January for me. This…
