12 Thoughts (for “the new pastor”)
So you are “the new pastor” at the church. It has been a rather grueling process to get there, personally…
Buoy for the Boat
When moored to the buoy, the boat is held up. Even in the wind and waves of a treacherous storm,…
Where is the Joy?
Where is God’s joy in me? I often reflect on that question. Is His joy in me as the one-day…
Stones of Help
I love hiking above the tree line After a vigorous, winding climb up a mountain, along its descending creek beds…
It’s not mine to judge, yet is it still mine to discern?
“Who am I to judge?” This rhetorical question is frequently used as an excuse to save face or avoid conflict…
Who Is Right? Who’s Rights? – The Devil Is In the Discourse
The social norm today is NOT vigorous discourse, but violent disagreement. Who is right? Who’s rights? Far from simple, the…
Riding With Father
I looked forward to riding with Dad. I treasured it*. It was not about the task of getting to a…
Rich Work
Someone extremely precious to my heart once called marriage, “rich work.” It is indeed. Marriage takes mature love, which does…
Today Is Yesterday’s Hope
“Tomorrow will be better” But now it is Today, so live in it! What was once waited for, is now…
Learning To BE In His Presence
BE in His presence I believed it; desired it; sang about it; taught and preached it; and intentionally sought to…