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Thoughts on the Church in the 21st century as a clergy leader, practitioner, parent and active member. Any thoughts are my own – and most likely evolving in process. They don’t represent the faith community I serve as pastor, or any other(s) in which I’m involved.

2016 Church Retreat Summary

Church Retreat 2016 “The Myth of Busyness, Too Busy for Your Own God?” by Rev.…

Pastoral Mourning

  We can’t help but see the changing aspects of demography, culture and societal tensions…

Sharecropper Churches

  Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s summary of Christian nonviolence stands as the counter balance…

Un-Redefining the concept of Parish

  Seeking a warm space to read, reflect and write yesterday, I crossed the street to…

Racial-Ethnic Churches: you’re welcome as long as….

Welcoming is an adjective that nearly every church uses to describe itself.  But the truth…

Seeking Sanctuary

Since we’ve had children I’ve discovered that usually I’m ready to go back to bed…