Pastoral Reflection
Sometimes you just need to share a reflection with the world. A recent memorial service was one of those times.
Tag: Grief
A Tough Week
This has been a tough week. I’ve been a pastor for 18 years, and in that time I’ve dealt with a lot of death. It kinda comes with the calling. This week has been different.
Last Conversation
Central Baptist has been blessed to have one of the most lovely people I’ve ever met in our fellowship. Peg Horton is sweet, joyous, and deep. She’ll regularly ask me Biblical Studies questions that make me do research, and giggle like a little kid on Christmas when she sees something funny.
Painfully Hopeful
When I started this blog nine years ago I pondered the name I wanted to give it. I recalled the John Cleese movie, clockwise, which my pastor told me about…
Finding Quiet In the Midst of Grief And Trauma
The other day one of my Facebook friends posted an interesting article on the impact social media has had on grieving. The gist of the article is about allowing families…
Beautiful Thing
It’s been a cruddy week. Everything I’ve tried to accomplish has been blocked by an error, glitch, or other problem. At last count I’d spent around 12 hours on the…
