My mom and dad left today after being here almost three weeks. Some friends wanted to know if we wanted to hang out tonight. I said, “It’s been three weeks since we had the house alone to ourselves. It could be dangerous!” Today I’m thinking a great deal about art. I’m loving it. It wasn’t long ago when I struggled with the apparent tension of being an artist and being a pastor too. I’m into music, painting, sculpture, writing, blogging…... Read more
To be honest, yesterday was a bit hard. Our meetings start at 10:30 am, and nobody was there. I looked outside at the empty parking lot. It was a beautiful day, and I literally thought, “I’d rather be fishing!” This happens once in a while and I always feel a wave of fear try to roll me over. I remember just after the split ten years ago when Sundays like this started happening. I never knew from one Sunday to... Read more
Well, I’m honored to have receive the “Thumbs Up” award this week from William Lehman of Decloned. Who’d u thunk it?! Thanks William! I’m tired. I get up quite early every morning, at 6am, and get myself with my first cup of coffee into my studio to paint for a couple of hours. That’s the first thing I do every day. By the way, my art is for sale on EBAY and ETSY. Most of the ones I do are... Read more
These handsome devils are my son, Jesse, on your left, and Murray on your right. Murray turned 19 yesterday. He’s legal drinking age now. We love Murray. He comes from a broken home. He’s at our house a lot. I’ll wake up in the morning and discover Murray sleeping in our spare room. He likes it here. We like him here. We had a huge meal of grilled burgers and my mom’s potato salad, which totally rocks. We had some... Read more
There is bad stress, but there is such a thing as good stress too. I think bad stress is prominent among pastors for many reasons. But one of the main ones is the stress of having to live up to other people’s expectations of you. I immediately recognize the toxicity of this kind of stress the moment it starts. I remember the incredible pressure I used to feel when I was younger in the ministry from the people… the pressure... Read more
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