Author Archives: reallifepastor

Tuesday night, I attended a panel discussion at the Carter Center: “Combating Violence and Discrimination against Women and Girls and Promoting Peace.” Four people made up the panel, three women—a medical doctor from Libya, an attorney from Nigeria, and an … Continue reading →

I don’t get ISIS. At all. I can’t comprehend such disregard for the dignity of human life. I can’t imagine the devastating impact on the victims of the atrocities ISIS is committing. I don’t want to live in a world … Continue reading →

Previously on “As the Gospel Turns,” Jesus was baptized by John, battled his demons in the wilderness, called some disciples, went to the synagogue to teach, and, while there, healed a demon-possessed man.  Not a bad showing for a newly-minted … Continue reading →

Last week, refreshed from 40 days of battling his demons in the wilderness, Jesus clarifies his mission and decides to get some help fulfilling it.  But without Monster.com, how was he going to find those helpers? I imagine Jesus walking … Continue reading →

Last summer, I had the best sabbatical ever!  I worked with church members for a year and a half to design a perfect plan, one that would “make my heart sing.”  We wrote a grant and submitted it to the Lilly … Continue reading →

So….have you turned in your Time and Talent Survey?   Have you prayerfully considered your spiritual gifts and how using those gifts might contribute to the common good of the community in 2015?  Have you signed on the dotted line and … Continue reading →

I turned 50 last Friday.  I’ve been excited about it, loving every minute of it…until Sunday.  Informal church gathering Sunday afternoon.  Talking with a 3 year old and his parents.  Cute little guy.  Together we were exploring the intricacies of … Continue reading →

The old priest was about done.  He’d raised two sons one translation calls “scoundrels.”  He’d been–at best–a mediocre priest, once mistaking a woman’s praying for drunkenness.  And after the events in today’s story, he’ll lose both his sons and the … Continue reading →

At noon today, the Cobb Interfaith Spiritual Leaders group will be meeting at the new location for a mosque in Cobb County.  (If I’m not mistaken, it’s the same mosque whose request to rent space in a strip mall in … Continue reading →

Pink bulletins, aka, pink slips.  Yes, it’s that time of year—time to get fired!  This is probably the only time we actually look forward to hearing those fateful words… Because they mean that we’re all released from our volunteer jobs … Continue reading →