journey
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Imagination is a Good Thing
We are blessed with the gift of imagination. It allows us to fill in dots in innovative and creative ways. We explore, we learn, we grow. All this from the brain that is hard wired to express our own unique… Continue reading
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A Different Kind of Monday
Monday is the strangest day of the week for me. I kind of suffer a little let down after building up to wonderful services on Sunday. I usually begin the ritual of closing the chapter of one celebration to look… Continue reading
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Preserve Our Memories Well
Recently I was visiting with a wonderful man who served in the military during World War II. He told me some amazing stories of love, sadness and deliverance. I finished my conversation with him expressing a feeling of gratitude for… Continue reading
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The Mountains and Me
Yesterday my family and I made our annual pilgrimage to the mountains. Labor Day usually consists of a mountain stream and great fried chicken. I will tell you now that my wife is an incredible cook. Her fried chicken is… Continue reading
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Our Stories of Freedom
I am reading a book that accents the power of our own testimonies and how sharing the love of God through our own stories dates back to New Testament tradition. There is incredible power in sharing how we came to… Continue reading
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Our Journey Takes Us North
I love to help people build things. When performing in shows I loved being a part of the whole process that resulted in a big production. When I worked in the public school system and in music ministry, I enjoyed… Continue reading
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We Have To Journey On!
It is hard to believe that tomorrow is Palm Sunday. In one short week we will journey into the darkest places of our faith only to celebrate the greatest joy the following Sunday. This Lenten season has been about our… Continue reading
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Let Us Cross the Bridge
This past week my family and I attended a symposium in San Francisco. While the conference was jam packed with wonderful information, we did get a little free time to explore the city. I was drawn to Fisherman’s Warf. I… Continue reading
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Loincloth, Nakedness, and Shame Oh My!
“Then the eyes of both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together and made loincloths for themselves” (Gen. 3:7 NRSV). As I prepare for Lent, I stumbled across Genesis 3:7 and was… Continue reading
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What is schedule?
When I lived in Houston, I remember one of the things that drove me crazy was the complete predictability of my schedule. Every day seemed to be planned out and ordered. I became resigned to the fact that I would… Continue reading
From a Pastor's Point of View 