I’m preaching on the parable of the talents (Matthew 25:14-30) to conclude our series on stewardship. Just to see what would happen, I created a wordle out of my manuscript. I think it turned out OK, actually. Click on the image to see the larger view.
Category: Pastoring
The Paradigm Shift
I was recently asked by a fellow pastor, “Wes, are you going to show something new every time we get together?” When I responded what this pastor meant they replied, “Well, I still haven’t figured out the last tool you showed off.” I get this pastor’s point, the problem is it springs from a mentality that…
Wordle of Acts 10
I’m currently writing a retreat for Eastern’s Student Chaplains. This year’s focus will be on the centrality of testimony to the Christian life and journey. The first session will spend some time in Acts 10, detailing Peter’s encounter with both God and Cornelius. On a whim I wondered what Acts 10 would look like…
On Worship, Again.
There is a mentality among American Christians (of just about every variety) that I find myself constantly trying to re-educate people about – with varying degrees of success. It all springs from the the combination of the language we use to describe worship being combined with the consumer mentality of the modern West. It’s a…
Summer ends, the madness begins
Today is the “unofficial end of summer” for the majority of folks in the country. Vacations are coming to an end, the boardwalks are holding their clearance sales, and kids all over the country are preparing to head back to school. Even though my kids don’t head back to school until next Monday, I can’t…
I’m Back
Today is my first day back from vacation. I’ve connected with some folks and got some processes underway for Annual Session in September, so it’s been a productive day so far. I have to say though, I despise mail. I spent nearly an hour going over the junk that gets sent to me. 90% ended…
