Let Christ inform all of life
Don’t be a religious cliché
Be a real human being
Belong to the human race
Belong to the woods
Belong to the city
Go for long walks
Learn to appreciate… Read More
I’ve had the privilege of serving in full-time ministry for almost 22 years. Looking back, there is much to be thankful for. It hasn’t been all picture-perfect or easy-breezy, but it has been richly rewarding.
More than anything else, I’m thankful for the relationships built over the years with wonderful, real people.
Just yesterday, I received a text message from… Read More
Have you ever noticed how campaign ads will mention who is endorsing that particular candidate?
“Endorsed by Renton Fire Fighters”
“Endorsed by the Seattle Times”
“Endorsed by the National Rifle Association”
Here’s one I’ve never seen…
“Endorsed by Jesus Christ”
Jesus doesn’t belong to your political party.
Why?
It’s… Read More
What do you think of when you hear the word mega?
If you’re into the lottery, maybe “Mega Millions,” right? Or if you’re a fan of the Transformer’s franchise, “Megatron” comes to mind.
Mega is a unit prefix in the metric system – denoting a factor of one million.
For example, with digital cameras, we talk about mega pixels: an 8-mega pixel camera can record up to 8 million pixels.
Mega is also used to describe the explosive power of nuclear weapons – as “megatons,” and the frequency of electromagnetic radiation – as “megahertzs.”
But what we’re talking about today is church… Read More
It’s Sunday, so here are a few shout outs (what I really enjoyed reading online this past week and want to share with you):
This post, I See You by Andrea Levendusky. Seriously, this one is beautiful. Here’s my favorite line… Read More
In an interview last year, Eugene Peterson was asked what is at the heart of being a pastor – and what advice he would offer to a student pursuing a career in pastoral ministry. This is what he said…
I’d tell them that pastoring is not a very glamorous job.
It’s a very taking-out-the-laundry and changing-the-diapers kind of job.
And I think I would try to disabuse them of any romantic ideas of what… Read More
On Today’s Sunday Shout-Outs, here are a few shoutables…
This post, Guard Your Gates by Sarah Bessey. Here’s my favorite line: “So, no, I don’t guard my gates against simply terrible or scary things anymore. Instead, I want to guard my gates against what diminishes wholeness and holiness in me. I guard against the influences that make me the worst version of myself, the influences that feed my… Read More
I really enjoy David Wilkie’s Coffee With Jesus cartoons… Read More
The following is from John O’Donohue’s book To Bless The Space Between Us – a book of blessings
FOR A LEADER:
May you have the grace and wisdom
To act kindly, learning
To distinguish between what is
Personal and what is not.
May you be hospitable to criticism.
May you never put yourself at the center of things.
May you not act from… Read More
Certain sounds are easily identifiable. Think old Volkswagens. Or Harley Davidson motorcycles.
Sometimes, you can even tell where a person is from by the words they use or how they say them.
You’ve probably already taken the “How Y’all, Youse and You Guys Talk” language test, right? I felt pretty good about my results… I’m either from Seattle, Spokane, or Grand Rapids… Read More
