Category Archives: Uncategorized

Chief Seattle: Our God is the Same God

Today’s quote from “Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals”: “One thing we know, which the White Man may one day discover–our God is the same God. You may think that you own Him as you wish to own our … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

What makes a sermon good?

I got a notice this week about a preaching award. It’s called the “Brave Preacher Award,” and will go to the “best” sermon addressing the recent shooting in Tucson and doing so in light of the Sermon on the Mount. … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Congregational Colonoscopy

Like most folks, pastors often dream about work. Most of the church/congregation references in my dreams are pretty obscure. If I think about them long enough, sometimes, I’m able to make sense of them. The one I had the other … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 2 Comments

Brother Lawrence

Responding to the “findiing my way to prayer” post the other day, my cousin Jamie (Hi, Jamie!) mentioned Brother Lawrence. Brother Lawrence is one of my favorite mentors on prayer. Anybody who can find God while washing dishes…that’s a faithful … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Waking Up to (Your) Life

The most exciting thing as a pastor–THE most exciting thing–is accompanying someone as he or she wakes up to his or her life… That happened last night. Someone had had an experience that lit a flame in his core; he … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 3 Comments

Finding My Way to Prayer

A friend of mine serves as chaplain at a maximum security prison for men. I once asked her how she has the strength to go to work every day. Her response: I pray. There’s no way I could face what … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Real Life Pastor

I’ve avoided the blogosphere a long time. What to write? Aren’t sermons enough? And newsletter articles? And weekly musings to the congregation? What else is there to say? And who could possibly want to read it? But the urge to … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Hello world!

Welcome to WordPress.com. This is your first post. Edit or delete it and start blogging!

Posted in Uncategorized | 1 Comment