Worship Is Not A Competition.
This week I finally went to see the community Easter Pageant at the YMCA, as we had four people from our church in it. It was excellent! I highly recommend
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A Good Prayer
In chapter 9 of Daniel, we see him praying to God because he realized that the 70 years of Judah’s exile, predicted by Jeremiah the prophet, is nearly up. He
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Did Half-feral, Wildling, Gen-X Fumble the Ball?
I half joke about my Generation, X (which is the coolest gen name there ever was), being raised as half-feral wildlings, which is kind of true. We brag about how
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Traffic Grace
I’m not a patient driver. It’s a truth and I recognize it. I was raised in Michigan where driving is considerably more… motivated? than most driving in Indiana (except Indy).
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Just For The One
This morning, I heard something in a song which mentioned that Jesus loves each and every person, even in the depth of their sin. Some people might think that it
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Train your mental palette
In today’s sermon I am covering what most people, including myself, consider to be the most boring bits of scripture (although I hope if you go listen to it your
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Our dryer is wearing out, and it’s a tad annoying.
Our dryer is wearing out. If you press start it makes a buzzing noise, but doesn’t go. We taped the door switch down so when we put in the clothes,
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The Weekly “What it takes”.
Opening the building and getting lights and equipment turned on, making several pots of coffee, preparing communion, selecting and prepping the song service, writing and delivering a communion meditation, paying
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Do we practice Sacraments in this Parish?
The Restoration Movement, of which this church is a part, as with most of the churches which sprouted from the Reformation, is reactionary. Very much of the time, this is
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Dead Batteries and Other Blessings
The other day I got a phone call which made me sigh deeply. It was 40 minutes before I was done with work and I was really trying to get
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