An Easter Son-rise Service It's my 30th Ordiversary!* What an amazing journey to witness the wonder of Christ's work from a variety of vantage points: student-disciple, interpreter, companion, and servant-leader. I've been privileged by the call of the Spirit and the people to ponder and pontificate, train and teach, pause and pray, laugh and lament--all … Continue reading 30 Years
Truth and Consequences
Rant- unedited "young kids?" ( JD, let's be honest--to clarify-they are adults, men and women), "making jokes?" (JD, that's a sick sense of humor to think the murder of 6 million people is a joke and the war dead is of no consequence),so it should "not ruin their lives?"(JD, wait-- you want them to have … Continue reading Truth and Consequences
Civil Discourse
Perhaps you are old enough to remember the restaurant concept in which the servers insulted the diners during their meal. One had a slogan, “putting the FU in fun.” Eventually, it lost its fresh appeal and disappeared. It began about the same time as talk radio began driving ratings by driving anger. Insult culture grew … Continue reading Civil Discourse
It’s all about the money.
Gaza (see https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/world/middleeast/israel-military-gaza-palestinians-leave.html?smid=nytcore-android-share) In my opinion--Follow the money forward.I know I'm not the only one who sees it for what it is. A land grab for making a personal profit that has nothing to do with the Constitutional responsibilities of the office of President. It is not patriotic, or America First, or fight them there … Continue reading It’s all about the money.
After
Thousands gathered across the country....
OH MY!
Whiners, complainers, and fears, OH MY!...Dwelling on how awful things might be exhausts the creative spark necessary to move ahead. Response-ability is handicapped by inhabiting the land OH MY! where imagined charging lions, tigers and bears roam...
Memorials
Yesterday, had I been serving a church, I would have shared some words about the differences between Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Armed Services Day. I likely would have said that we who have not served in military service are called to work, with all our strength, for the eradication of war and advocate with … Continue reading Memorials
Where to find me
Thank you for visiting my site. I most recently and frequently posted as the interim pastor on the http://www.standrew-pres.org website. I have now left that position and will once again be posting on my own site, right here. If you would like to see where the Way led over the last two and a half … Continue reading Where to find me
Who’s Calling?
"They're here!"
Be a Life-saver
I am grateful. I am grateful that the fear I had about extreme violence did not appear after the trial of George Floyd’s murderer, nor after the sentencing. I am grateful that I continue to learn how racism is deeply ingrained in our country, in my own life. I am grateful that I care enough … Continue reading Be a Life-saver
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