A day with my favorite people

It feels strange watching my wife play our shooting gallery wii game while I edit this blog post.


It feels strange watching my wife play our shooting gallery wii game while I edit this blog post.

Today marks the return of my 1989 T-Bird. I surrendered it into the capable hands of my mechanic about a week and a half ago. It was blowing smoke–the white, sweet-smelling type. Car people tell me that’s a bad sign. The actual diagnosis was dire: I needed a new engine. Thankfully, I landed a great…

A couple of weeks ago I announced that I was going to start praying for change. What I didn’t say was that I invited the rest of our staff team to join with me. And since my invitation, we’ve met three times. We spend 1/2 hour talking openly about the transition and 1/2 hour praying…

A pastoral transition, no matter how smooth, leaves a huge communication gap. That gap needs a bridge. Increased communication functions as a bridge for a church in transition. So, make sure your church is building bridges across the gap with regular updates during the transition. Roger Nicholson paints a clear picture of the need for open…
I’m excited. Tonight I head back to the classroom. I’ve reduced my course load from the usual (2 courses per semester) to one. I lightened my teaching load so I could take on the interim lead role at HMC. I’ve had a lot of fun this summer but I’m eager to get back to having…

I’m preaching this Sunday. It’s one of my favorite things to do. My topic? Jesus’ desert temptations. Part of my inspiration has been Henri Nouwen’s excellent little book, In the Name of Jesus. In it, Nouwen reflects on his transition from Harvard to L’Arche in Toronto to work with people who have developmental disabilities. As…
Elijah is my 3-year-old.