SPIRITUAL FORMATION Receiving Freedom in Limitation May 05, 2020 0 Comment On Ash Wednesday I received oil and ash on my forehead and heard the words, “From dust you have come, …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION 7 Practices to Help Us Turn Towards God in Times of Stress April 28, 2020 2 Comments It’s the end of April, we are almost six weeks into a stay-at-home order due to COVID-19, the kids are …
PASTORAL MINISTRY Church Membership in a time of COVID 19 April 15, 2020 1 Comment One of the fascinating results of the crisis the globe is facing at this time is the creative ways local …
PASTORAL MINISTRY Honest Feelings and COVID-19 April 09, 2020 0 Comment Recently, my family has started watching Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood together. Inspired by the 2019 movie A Beautiful Day in the …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION The Unexpected Wilderness of This Lenten Season April 02, 2020 0 Comment Lent is a season of sacrifice and fasting. We give things up in order to draw closer to Christ. Little …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION The Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Embracing Advent November 30, 2016 1 Comment Advent is my favorite season of the year. I think it comes from my own psychological baggage. I’ve always felt …
PASTORAL MINISTRY 4 Simple Practices in Preparation for Lent February 25, 2019 1 Comment We are quickly approaching the Christian season of Lent—a season symbolized by the wilderness and Jesus in the desert. It’s …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION Long-Expected Jesus: An Advent Reading Plan November 13, 2017 1 Comment Over the last few weeks we have had hundreds of churches and thousands of individuals join with us to walk …
PASTORAL MINISTRY To the Pastor of the Small Church: Take Heart April 09, 2018 1 Comment “Have I not commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for …
PASTORAL MINISTRY Embracing the Culture of the Kingdom of God August 10, 2017 1 Comment “Oh, Pastor, I hope you aren’t worried. Attendance is always down in the summer. The numbers will go back up.” …