Category: Culture
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EASTER RANDOM THOUGHTS
Today, I share four completely unrelated and random thoughts about Easter which are swirling around in my otherwise empty mind. 1. It is curious to me that people who never go to church go to church on Easter Sunday. For me, Easter is in many ways “just another Sunday,” in that every week I worship…
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THE PRICE OF GAS AND PASTORAL MINISTRY or PASTORAL GAS
This week I have already logged 180 miles doing ministry. I legitimately could have doubled that had I the time. For example, today I am supposed to go to Tacoma for a denominational meeting. It is a meeting I love and am prepared for, but will not be able to attend because of time constraints—next…
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OOPS, THERE IS SAND IN MY BIBLE
So we are on day three of our spring break get-a-way. A big shout out to Megan for house sitting for us. This morning I’m thinking about three beach realities that inform my walk with the Lord and my place in the world. These thoughts coalesced this morning as I read my Bible out…
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A LENTEN PRAYER
Dear Lord, I think we are about half-way through Lent. It certainly feels like this year Lent will never end. I can’t wait for Easter. Part of my anticipation of Easter is because I love celebrating the Resurrection. But, if I may be honest for a moment, a big part of it is that Lent…