I continue to think about the future at Newberg Friends. Here’s what I wrote today in my annual self-evaluation for the elders: Several people are talking about a new/different type of service. There are many different visions for that which need refining and discerning, as …
Read MoreHow to get thinking out in words
I’ve realized, again, that I’m not a verbal processor. I don’t particularly find it helpful to talk through issues I’m wrestling with. I do better going away to my cave and trying to sort things out before I talk with people. I think most bloggers, …
Read MoreGod is EVERYWHERE!
Here’s a link to the message I’m giving today.
Read MoreI got nothing profound
Wish I did. Wish I could be profoundly moving, both for the sake of this blog and the sake of the message I have to finish for tomorrow. Ain’t happenin’. So, have some fun and go here. Talli and Hayley and I wasted a lot …
Read MoreCan we WHAT?
So, it’s last Saturday, and Elaine and Talli are out. I get a call. “Can we buy a puppy?” Now, I’ve been known to be impulsive before. I bought the stupid, useless piece of garbage that was SUPPOSED to be a handheld, rechargeable carpet cleaner …
Read MoreStill getting in gear
Ok, so I’m not exactly the blogg-o master of the universe yet. Playing around with some new posting tools. But in the next few days, I’ll write about Jack, secrets, and Minneapolis community. How’s that?
Read MoreAnanias’ Side of the Story
Here’s a link to today’s message. It’s based on Acts 9: 10-19.
Read MoreDreams
I’m reading Reimagining Spiritual Formation, the story of a Christian community in Minneapolis called Solomon’s Porch. At the very beginning of the book, they list their dreams. And I remembered September of 1999, our Yearly Meeting’s Pastor’s Conference, held in the Columbia Gorge. In a …
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