Pastor. Communicator.
One of the pastors at our church made a statement on Sunday, “I am loved by God. There is no future, better version of me that is more loved than I am right now.” I think I know this logically.
“I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love
“The Lord is not slow in keeping his promise, as some understand slowness.” 2 Peter 3 “I am speed.” Lightning McQueen God is not in a hurry. He can move quickly. Things can shift rapidly. And certain nudges from God’s
“Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not
Just overheard a conversation at Starbucks. It was similar to one I have had a dozen times, but yet I forget what it sounds like from the outside. These older gentlemen were sitting and colorfully expressing their feelings about their
I have shared before that I am a terrible listener. It just keeps coming up. This morning I was thinking about it, praying, once again, for God to bolster my listening efforts on all fronts. As I was praying I
“Why do you always do that?” This was a question from Sal the other day as we were getting ready to leave for church. “Do what?” Remember a few years ago when Sal made a similar comment about how I
I heard someone say this statement in a sermon. Super simple, and while, it was a quick statement, I was struck by the addendum to a common phrase. We often remind people, or remind ourselves to “Go to Jesus” (Maybe
A friend of mine sent me this quote from Bruce Epperly’s book, “The Mystic within You.” At first read I was like, “That’s a great quote, thanks for sharing,” but as days rolled along I started to notice how often
Recently I have felt a little overwhelmed. Not “too much to do” overwhelmed, but more, “too much I want to do.” At the same time I’ve also had these conversations lately where I’ve been asked “what do you want to