My last post was in April of this year, just as I embarked on a 16-week sabbatical, which included several weeks of vacation and three months of actual sabbatical time away from church-life. I was in search of coffee at the time. I was only a week away from my first trip overseas. Preparations for … Continue reading “Sabbatical Reflections
Preparations Part I“
Sabbatical Reflections
The sabbatical quest for…COFFEE!
That lusciously rich, black, Ethiopian brew that has captivated the west and kept us up late at night (when we have too much of it too late at night). Coffee is often my inspiration. It helps me greet the day and get through the day. It also helps me get my mind going when I … Continue reading “The sabbatical quest for…COFFEE!”
Let the countdown begin!
It is 35 days away, including today. Beginning the Monday after Easter Sunday (April 21), I begin a 16 week sabbatical—a time of rest and renewal (from the Hebrew word “sabbath,” meaning “stop”). In 35 days from today I begin a process of taking a break from daily parish ministry in order to reflect more … Continue reading “Let the countdown begin!”
VLOG: What is Love?
Some languages have multiple words for important concepts. Eskimos have numerous words for different kinds of snow. Well, the ancient Greeks had a bunch of words for “love” because it was important to them. So, what is love? Please subscribe to this blog and to my YouTube channel for more practical wonderments about life and … Continue reading “VLOG: What is Love?”
The Church Politic
I’ve been hearing it again lately. Those words that baffle me when I consider all that the prophets of the Hebrew scriptures said, what Jesus said and did, and what his disciples said and did. They named, called out, and engaged the broken social systems around them that oppressed and marginalized God’s children (here, defined … Continue reading “The Church Politic”