pastoring

I survived another Sunday

And what a Sunday it was: * The normal Sunday morning service * A two-hour meeting with worship leaders * A hospital visit downtown * An induction service for a local pastor * A “house blessing” complete with

Jesus was radical and he was missional

From Jesus the Radical Pastor: Jesus was a pastor (a shepherd) and while he likes old ladies and sports and the deacon chair and Kiwanis and type A’s and the rest, the

A cup running over

I try to read a little from the mammoth book The Art and Craft of Biblical Preaching every day. Today’s chapter was exactly what I needed. In preparing for the coming year,

Trying to love

When I visited my Dad in April, I missed the bus by seconds that was going to take me to Canterbury Cathedral for the morning worship. I ended up visiting the local Baptist