Next week: Rest

It’s been an exceptionally busy week.


It’s been an exceptionally busy week.

Ten years ago today, we said “I do.” At that time neither of us knew where we’d end up after a decade of marital bliss. We speculated and dreamed, even drafting a rough ten year plan. But nothing could have prepared us for such a fun-filled, wild, and crazy ride. Here’s a brief look back:…
I made a “to-do” list for my vacation last week. At the bottom of the list was “start a blog”. It’s a week and a half late but here I am. I’ve been particularly busy this week helping out at VBS. I’m one of the only male leaders in the whole program. I’ve been placed…
Satan. The devil. The ancient serpent. The dragon. The adversary. The accuser. The opposer. The ruler of the kingdom of the air. The father of lies. Sometimes he comes near to me. I don’t like it. Last Thursday was one of those dark and lonely days. I find that he closes in when spiritual breakthroughs…

Now that my contract as interim lead pastor has been extended, I thought it would be appropriate to share how I’m feeling and how it has affected my family life. The details: on March 1st I moved from being the director of worship and the arts to the role of interim lead pastor. It was…

Sometimes I wonder what the church would be like without politics. As I read the definitions for the term (below), I was struck by the references to power. Isn’t it funny that the very community where power should be shared and given away to others tends to be the context where power is used to…

Tomorrow is Christmas Eve. Ever since taking my position as director of worship and the arts, Christmas Eve has meant “month-long frenzied extravaganza.” Every year our church puts on a large scale community worship service on Christmas Eve. That means that we rehearse a handful of times the week before Christmas. This year, 3 major winter storms…