A friend of mine, in our community, is suffering from the side-effects of the radical treatment he’s receiving for his very aggressive lukemia. I was with him and his family last night. Then today, I took another member of our community for an appointment that she couldn’t drive home from herself. I’m tired and feeling sad about all the illness and struggles that I’m surrounded with. So this is all I have to say today. Here’s something beautiful to look... Read more
After our community suffered from a terrible church-split 10 years ago, I had to learn quickly that it was going to be important for me and the church to be flexible. Before the split we had nearly 400 members with a very lively schedule and robust budget. After the split, for the next two years, we watched our attendance fall to below half and our budget get cut to about a quarter of what it was. Many who left were... Read more
We all like sheep have gone astray. There is no one who does good. No, not one. The human being and our institutions are hardwired to make adjustments to suit our environment or to make our environment suit us. This is the human agenda down through the ages and it doesn’t seem to show any promise of change. True change is not the adaptive kind. True transformation is not renovation. But we still get so excited over the idea of... Read more
I was pleasantly surprised when I came across this link to nakedpastor on Critical Mass, written by Darren, who is a professed atheist. He gave me a wonderful birthday present and I am very appreciative. Thanks Darren! He critiqued my blog for my birthday. He’s a lover of single-malt scotch, specifically Laphroaig. I’ve promised him that if we should ever meet face to face, I’m going to buy him a glass. But it encouraged me in another way, and it... Read more
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