Uncategorized Old friends 1 Jun 201728 May 2017 I am not Paul writing a letter to the church at Corinth, a church he started, and left. I don't take the authority to write a letter and correct everyone.…
Uncategorized I make God laugh … a lot 29 Apr 2017 I have spent most of my 44 years making intricate and highly-detailed plans for what my life will be. Think Excel Spreadsheet or Venn Diagram. All the while, I’m certain…
Uncategorized Your Easter invitation! 10 Apr 2017 What does it mean that Christ is risen? There are a thousand true answers! Well, among other things, it means that new life is possible. And if new life is…
Uncategorized… Going to church 31 Mar 20173 Apr 2017 Twenty two years ago, I was appointed as pastor for the first time, to a small church outside Berrien Springs, Michigan. I attended worship on the last Sunday of my…
Uncategorized The Chelsea phenomenon 18 Feb 20171 Apr 2017 I know that for many of you, Chelsea is a quiet and touristy town between Jackson and Ann Arbor in southern Michigan, the home of a nice United Methodist retirement…
Uncategorized Belong, Believe, Experience 1 Feb 20171 Apr 2017 I love church. I love the sense of belonging, of being part of something, and having connections with other people who share it with me. And I expect that this…
Uncategorized No More Serenity 24 Jan 20171 Apr 2017 I am no longer accepting the things I cannot change. I am changing the things I cannot accept. --Angela Davis This is of course the opposite of the serenity prayer,…
Uncategorized Half Truths series starts Jan 29 21 Jan 20171 Apr 2017 Half Truths: God Helps Those Who Help Themselves and Other Things the Bible Doesn't Say, by Adam Hamilton On January 29th, we start an exciting five-week series about a book…
Uncategorized Self-assessment 19 Jan 2017 If you're a super-athlete, then you know exactly how strong, how fast, how enduring you are. You constantly work to push yourself just an inch farther. I don't really know…
Uncategorized Deferred maintenance 10 Jan 20176 Jan 2017 This is our eighth winter living in the parsonage. Early on I learned about the home-made looking lever on the side of a piece of ductwork, and that I should…
