A Prayer for these times Last Friday, I spent time in silent reflection, trying to process this disturbed culture we live in. Truth be told, I was wrestling with my role as a Christian pastor at a time when a number of people I serve have taken sides and expect me to take theirs. The […]

TOYIN’ Part 2 Just before Thanksgiving, I completed a course on Transitional Ministry. The final assignment was to create a Personal Ministry Declaration, a credo of sorts. We were given autonomy to use whatever methods to speak about the values we hold dear in our own walk in ministry. It should come as no surprise […]

Doppelgänger or Space-time Traveler? Since mid-December, I’ve been binge-watching LOST. I watched this series with Chewbacca when it aired, and I admit I was left unsatisfied with its conclusion. So I thought I would give it another chance, watching with a science fiction mindset. It’s incredible how much I missed or forgot! The concept of […]

TOYIN’ Part 1 Just before Thanksgiving, I completed a course on Transitional Ministry. The final assignment was to create a Personal Ministry Declaration, a credo of sorts. We were given autonomy to use whatever methods to speak about the values we hold dear in our own walk in ministry. It should come as no surprise […]

Today’s scripture takes us to the teachings of the Master as recorded within the Sermon on the Mount. In this case, he is teaching a counter-cultural hierarchy of importance and meaning. Too often, and this is nothing new, humans focus on creation rather than the Creator. We place value and importance upon the physical realm […]

Destructive beauty While driving to the church last Friday, I encountered an incredibly beautiful sight. The deciduous trees along the highway were covered with crystalline ice, while the tops of conifers revealed their green. I was beginning to believe that I no longer lived in the White Mountains but had been transported to a new […]

So teach us to number our days that we may get a heart of wisdom. Psalm 90:12 When I first read this verse, my mind went to the negative understanding that the days ahead of me come nowhere near the number of days behind me. Gosh, what a bummer! But then I began to think […]