February 22nd- #Forgiveness #lent2015

During the season of Lent, I will be sharing a short post each day as part of the Lent-Photo-a-Day Journey, providing a sort of brief reflection and witness through the journey to and through the cross, to the tomb, and out into the world. The word designated for February 22nd is “Forgiveness.” In worship this morning, the gospel passage that was assigned from the Narrative Lectionary … Continue reading February 22nd- #Forgiveness #lent2015

February 21st- #Seed #lent2015

During the season of Lent, I will be sharing a short post each day as part of the Lent-Photo-a-Day Journey, providing a sort of brief reflection and witness through the journey to and through the cross, to the tomb, and out into the world. The word designated for February 21st is “Seed.” I probably could have used this picture for yesterday’s photo of a “sign.” … Continue reading February 21st- #Seed #lent2015

February 20th- #Sign #lent2015

During the season of Lent, I will be sharing a short post each day as part of the Lent-Photo-a-Day Journey, providing a sort of brief reflection and witness through the journey to and through the cross, to the tomb, and out into the world. The word designated for February 20th is, “Sign.” Early last summer Allison and I had the privilege and honor to travel … Continue reading February 20th- #Sign #lent2015

February 19th- #Proclaim #lent2015

During the season of Lent, I will be sharing a short post each day as part of the Lent-Photo-a-Day Journey, providing a sort of brief reflection and witness through the journey to and through the cross, to the tomb, and out into the world. The word designated for today, February 19th, is “Proclaim.” With that in mind, here’s a picture of a draft of a … Continue reading February 19th- #Proclaim #lent2015

Ash Wednesday- #Dust #lent2015

During the season of Lent, I will be sharing a short post each day as part of the Lent-Photo-a-Day Journey, providing a sort of brief reflection and witness through the journey to and through the cross, to the tomb, and out into the world. Since this is the first day of the exercise, I have provided the outline here at right.  The word designated for today, … Continue reading Ash Wednesday- #Dust #lent2015

This Week’s Links

Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have found interesting and thought provoking over the past week with all of you. To help make sense of the links I have grouped them in the following topic categories: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation … Continue reading This Week’s Links

President’s Day- 15 Lessons and Quotes

Happy President’s Day! As you probably know, Presidents generally speak (and sometimes write) a lot. So, in honor of President’s Day in the United States being today, here are 15 quotes and lessons from some of the Presidents themselves: 1. George Washington: “Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for ’tis better to be alone than in bad company.” … Continue reading President’s Day- 15 Lessons and Quotes

Wild Hope

The poet Mary Oliver has famously asked, “What will you do with your one wild and precious life?” This a great question. It was also a grounding question at my alma mater, Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) while I was there. I share that because PLU is celebrating its 125th birthday this year. So in celebration of this, and in an effort to give space to … Continue reading Wild Hope

This Week’s Links

Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have found interesting and thought provoking over the past week with all of you. To make sense of all these links, I have grouped them by topic. These topics are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation … Continue reading This Week’s Links

The Thin Line Between Building Up and Falling Apart

No doubt by now you have seen the final meaningful play of this year’s Super Bowl. The Seattle Seahawks were one yard away from the end zone and taking the lead and most likely going on to win against the New England Patriots. Well, as you know by now, the Patriots made a great play to defend a seemingly strange play call by the Seahawks, … Continue reading The Thin Line Between Building Up and Falling Apart