Post-First-Sermon Monday
Wow... What a ride yesterday was! There were several points where I felt like I was just hanging on for dear life and trying to make it through the day. Luckily, the wheels didn't fall off, and I...
View ArticleLent Blog Series #1: Ash Wednesday
Today marks the beginning of the Lenten season. It is a time where we place ashes on our foreheads for all to see (at the same time when we read scriptures that tells us not to showcase our piety in...
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Lenten Blog Post #2: Wilderness
The lectionary gospel passage for this week talks about two things: Jesus' baptism and his sudden departure to the wilderness. One of the things we talk about a lot during Lent, and rightfully so, is...
View ArticleLent Blog Series #3: Being w/ God
Just a short reflection on Nora's Sermon Yesterday: As I was sitting there listening to the sermon yesterday (as an aside: it's great to be able to listen to a sermon as a pastor, in addition to...
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Lent Blog Post #4: Genetics & Ecclesiastes
As many of you know (or will know shortly...), my wife is a Genetic Counselor. Among other things, that means I am partial to a lot of science/genetics conversations that almost sound like they're in...
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Lent Blog Post #5: Slowing Down
Yesterday afternoon on my drive home, I was going through the normal routine: driving through traffic on Beltway 8 and listening to a Podcast. The one I decided to listen to yesterday was part of the...
View ArticleLent Blog Post #6: An Update
It's been a little while since my last post. But that's not because I've been lazy! Actually, it has been so crazy since I last blogged, I don't really know where to start. But I'll give it a shot:...
View ArticleLent Blog Post #7: Get Excited
It's not often that anyone gets to say this, so I'm going to shout it from the blog post-able Mountain Tops! OUR SESSION MEETING WAS EXCITING!!! There, I said it. Yes, it is possible for a session...
View ArticleLent Post: The Holy (Week) Roller (Coaster)
It is that time of the (liturgical) year. Holy Week. It is that week when we condense and compress almost all of human experience and emotion into one week. There is Palm Sunday triumph, Thursday...
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Lent Blog Post: Love Mingled with Grief
Above the desk in my office hangs a painting. It was a painting done just for me. I "commissioned" my sister to make it for me. So, it holds sentimental value in more ways than one. It's a simple...
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