From a Pastor's Point of View

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  • Intentional Sabbath

    Today is my day off.  It is my Sabbath.  The time where I reconnect with my soul and focus my attention on another aspect of my life.  I turn to projects that must be put on hold each week, as… Continue reading

  • There Are Blessings All Around Us

    Today is one of those days that seems to not have enough hours.  I am running back and forth across town, searching for a few stolen moments to work on my sermon.  As I stress out about this and that, I… Continue reading

  • And Thus We Begin our Pilgrimage

    Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the season of Lent.  We are led into the wilderness to remember whose we are, and how we are to live as children of the Most-High God.  Sometimes our pilgrimage is taken with… Continue reading

  • Who Am I?

    Recently, I spent part of an afternoon in a department store.  I wanted to take advantage of sales.  As I continued to glance, my eyes caught a showcase of a beautiful collection of watches.  I thought to myself, “Oh, I… Continue reading

  • Count Your Blessings

    Today is my birthday.  Each year, I give thanks for one more moment, one more second here on this planet.  So, by all accounts, I consider myself a blessed man.  Today I am thankful for: My wife who continues to… Continue reading

  • Living Our Faith

    Last Sunday I asked the congregation, “You are a new creature in Christ, so what are you going to do about it?”  In asking the question, I hoped to spark an awareness that our faith requires us to not only… Continue reading

  • Finding the Joy

    As we travel through this season of Advent, I find myself enjoying the holidays this year more than I have in a long time.  I can’t explain it, I can only appreciate it.  The air seems crisper, we are in… Continue reading

  • A Hero in My Eyes

    I have to admit something right off the bat.  I love the Christmas season.  Presents, wonderful gatherings, and the eager anticipation of watching my family unwrap the gifts that are neatly wrapped and labeled (thank you dear wife) under the… Continue reading

  • Advent and I

    As the congregation of my church stood singing carols and decorating the Chrismon tree, I couldn’t help but give thanks for the customs that are part of my United Methodist heritage.  I learned my earliest religious instruction in a tradition… Continue reading

  • The Best Necklace in the Whole World

    I was eleven years old, and my mission in life was to by my mother the best birthday gift possible.  Her birthday was coming up, and I was desperate.  My grandparents took me to a shopping mall in Houston, and I was… Continue reading