Come - 12/10/2019
November 9th, 2023
“The people walking in darkness have a seen a great light… A child is born to us, a son is given…” -Isaiah 9:2, 6Karl Rahner once said this about Advent: “Every year we roll up all our needs and yearn... Read More
A Poem - 11/13/2019
November 9th, 2023
I make absolutely no claims to being a poet. I am invigorated by reading poetry, and I hold poets in high esteem, but I myself rarely endeavor to do it. Every once in awhile, however, a poem stirs in ... Read More
How Great Thou Art - 10/31/2019
November 9th, 2023
Last week Brittany and I worshipped in a leper colony.Well, sort of. Many of you are probably aware that we were very fortunate to spend the last week-and-a-half in Hawaii, time together that was rest... Read More
The People in My Ear - 10/7/2019
November 9th, 2023
“As long as we read the Bible or a spiritual book simply to acquire knowledge, our reading does not help us in our spiritual lives. We can become very knowledgeable about spiritual matters without bec... Read More
Humble Rest - 9/2/2019
November 9th, 2023
I am currently reading Seeds of Contemplation by Thomas Merton. It’s a short little book, but I’m reading it slowly because it is filled with rich insights and, well, because it’s about contemplation.... Read More
Pastors in Cars Getting Coffee - 7/1/2019
November 9th, 2023
The premise of Jerry Seinfeld’s Netflix show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is, well, a couple of comedians… going for a car ride together… to get a cup of coffee. Couldn’t have figured that out bas... Read More
This Place - 5/16/2019
November 9th, 2023
Some of you have asked for a copy of what I wrote for the Annual Congregational Meeting on Monday night. Here it is:I’ve never been bashful about stealing a good idea. A mentor of mine wrote something... Read More
The Sacrament of the Present Moment - 5/8/2019
November 9th, 2023
“Even as I draw the freshly laundered clothesfrom the basin, may the sight and the scentof a new cleanness remind meof the righteousness that is now mine,of the ongoing forgiveness that you extend,of ... Read More
Good Dirt. - 3/14/2019
October 27th, 2023
“Then the LORD God formed a man from the dust of the ground…”Those of us who are familiar with the creation of Adam in Genesis 2 are probably familiar with that wording above (or something similar), b... Read More
Courageous Vulnerability - 2/28/2019
October 27th, 2023
The Saturday of “Snowmageddon” Brittany and I affixed tire chains to our Ford Escape and dawned heavy ski jackets to drop in on the Kitsap Youth Conference at Island Lake (we only came for a few hours... Read More