Jun 3, 2010 | Being a Minister
Today, my “This Is What a Preacher Looks Like” T-shirt journeyed with me to the gym. I woke up this morning knowing that today was the day and wondering if I had it in me. I have never been a runner. My body is not really built to be running around, but about a...
May 4, 2010 | Being a Minister
Last week we buried my friend Doug. Doug was a modern day renaissance man. He knew many things, could do many things, and was his own man. Over the years, Doug infused Native American spiritual practices, love for classic rock music, and a green thumb into his...
Apr 30, 2010 | Being a Minister
As I sit and think about the next children’s sermon or the volunteers that still need to be enlisted for the upcoming children’s event, I reflect on my time in seminary and wonder where I was when they talked about these things. Maybe I ran to the bathroom (I am known...
Apr 27, 2010 | Being a Minister, Encouraging Words
In the breaking of bread, we acknowledge our presence together at the table. We share a meal of life’s staff. We look into each others’ eyes and watch each others’ hands. We take and receive. Through the 2010 Festival, we took and ate. We were given bread for the...
Apr 19, 2010 | Being a Minister
A new skill requires lots of practice before mastery, right? Why is it that some skills take years of practice before they become second nature to us? Here’s a story from my real life ministry setting about a skill that I am working to master: After six years of...
Apr 13, 2010 | Being a Minister
I’ve had fun talking with friends over one of the recent articles on the Associated Baptist Press website about dating as a minister. I’ve enjoyed the conversation so much because I’ve been there, out in the dating world with a big...
