A Prayer for the New Year

A Prayer for the New Year

As we tip from one year to another,  let us slide with ease and grace into  the next unknown. Let us seek the holy in the ordinary  so that the extraordinary means more.   May we burn the things that do not serve.  Let us burn our selfishness, small slips of paper...
The Hidden Value of Lost Years

The Hidden Value of Lost Years

I am not sure that any of us know what the impact of 2020 will be on us as individuals or communities for quite some time. As a friend joked on Twitter last week “I look forward to unpacking what 2020 meant to me with my therapist…in 4 years.” This resonates...
Favorite Reads of 2020

Favorite Reads of 2020

As reading years go, this year has been unexpected which makes it very on brand for 2020. When I found a book I loved, I really loved it. However, much of what I read was good, but not amazing. My favorite books need to wow me, make me think, reorient my perspective...
Advent Practices for Shaping a Season

Advent Practices for Shaping a Season

Five years ago Christmas stopped being fun. It had no reason to stop being enjoyable. I am a pastor charged with the teaching and preaching of this sacred and holy season, a season and story I delight in sharing. My children were peak ages for dollhouses nestled under...
Fall 2020 Reading Recap

Fall 2020 Reading Recap

As I review the books I’ve read over the fall season (September, October, November) I am struck by how as my reading nears the end of the year, it has gotten more focused. I’m less willing to give my time to fluff or average reads. I am prioritizing books I really...

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