The night brought more ice and refrozen ice and power outages. Our power was fine, but when my phone dinged with the Civil Emergency Notice, I knew it was time to start checking on my congregants. Already one missed call as I fixed my first cup of coffee. Yup, one person without power. Thinking …
Of course the ice storm happened on a Wednesday, again. I looked outside and it was clear that this one was worse than the last one. There was no way I was getting my car out and our road had not been scraped. I was stuck. So, Wednesday morning started with being sure that the …
The pups and I are usually morning walkers or runners, so it was strange to take them out tonight as the day faded into night. We watched as families came together and peeked in at what they were having for dinner. In some cases, we could even smell what was cooking. It seems odd to …
As I started my last semester of classes in seminary, I realized that soon this two-week life will be over. I can actually see the finish line. I can actually count down the number of times I have to commute to school. It’s surreal. I have become accustomed to starting my week at seminary …
I have been receiving for the past three weeks statements and informations for my tax preparation. I have been shocked to find the number of nonprofits I have supported over the past year. I don’t remember doing this intentionally, I only remember that every organization had a friend whose dream was to go serve people …
Yesterday, the world was quiet in our neck of the woods. Snow covered everything as we slept wondering what the next morning would hold. It was wonderful to take the pups out for our walk and to see that very few people were out and about. Almost every house had their cars parked in their …
I am entering in my last semester of seminary. I’ve been interimming at a church as the pastor for the past 5 months. Now, I am looking for jobs and am acutely aware that there are not jobs for seminary students who are recent graduates. I had opportunities while I was still in seminary. Opportunities …
We were so close to being ready. We were minutes from having two girls dressed, teeth brushed, shoes matching and hair done when I noticed that both girls had something in their hair. “What is this?” I asked. “It’s toothpaste.” came the matter-0f-fact response. As my mind processed the problem, I realized there was not …
I’ve always viewed reading as a chance to learn something new, explore new places, and time to discover the unknown. It’s a way for me to escape the reality of the world that surrounds me, so when I encounter myself in the pages of a book, it really throws me off. I don’t want to …
Sometimes when I am reading, I am so confronted and astounded by the concept that I literally have to put the book down and walk away. That happened this morning with Bart Ehrman’s God’s Problem: But there came a time when in my life when I found that I simply could no longer thank God …
