Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of the season of Lent. “Lent begins with a solemn call to fasting and repentance as many in the Christian faith begin their journey to the baptismal waters of Easter. The themes and images from the scripture usually appointed on Ash Wednesday repeat the notion that now is the acceptable time to “return to the Lord.” During … Continue reading Ash Wednesday
It’s Tuesday. That means that its time to share some of what I have read, found interesting and thought-provoking over the past week. This week’s categories include: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Stewardship; Vocation; Worship and Miscellaneous. I hope you enjoy these and entrust them to you now. Church and Ministry Thought & Practice Pastor Keith … Continue reading This Week’s Links
This past Sunday I heard a sermon (which you can watch below) shared by Pastor Dan Poffenberger at Trinity Lutheran Church in Stillwater, Minnesota. He reflected on Luke 15, and its inclusion of three separate but very much connected parables. They all have something to say about being “lost.” What might this mean? What particular questions come to mind when we hear these familiar words … Continue reading Some thoughts about being lost (from Luke 15)
Tuesday means that its time to share some of what I have been reading and thinking about over the past week with you. This week I have links to things related to: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Stewardship; Worship and Miscellaneous. I am really excited to share these with you this week, even more so than … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Today we continue our series, sharing and unpacking my snapshot of my current theological understandings. So far to recap, I provided you an overview of this process and explanation about Discourse. And previously in the series, I shared reflections on the ideas of “God is” and “God creates.” Today we move into unpacking the conception of “God Reveals.” We’ll begin, as is the practice in … Continue reading Discourse: God Reveals…
Continuing our series unpacking the Discourse snapshot of my current theological understanding, here is the second post, God creates. To help remind you of the series or to give you some background if this is the first time you have read my blog in awhile, here is the introduction and the first piece, “God is.” God Creates: God creates all with value. God created everything … Continue reading Discourse: God Creates
This is the first post of eight in a series unpacking a snapshot of my theology. For a reminder about this process, check out my post from yesterday. As a reminder from that post, what I seemed to come to land on as a core to my personal theology is the claim and concept that “God is true community.” In this post and all that … Continue reading Discourse- God Is…
This past month I have had the opportunity to be challenged, pushed, affirmed, and so much more. I have experienced this mix of emotions and actions by participating in a “Discourse: God” pilot class, taught by my wife Allison. No, in case you are wondering or worried, I don’t intend for this post to be a not so veiled promotion. However, to give you some … Continue reading Discourse: A Snapshot of my Personal Theology
It’s Tuesday, and therefore its time to share some links to things I have read and found interesting and thought provoking in the past week. This week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation; and Miscellaneous. I entrust these now to you for your reading, reflecting, and thinking pleasure … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Valentine’s Day is kind of a strange day for me. Do you know some of the stories that explain why we have a Valentine’s Day? If not, I encourage you to read some of the martyr stories and legends about Saint Valentine (or the many Valentines probably to be more accurate). For the record I prefer the ones that say Valentine was imprisoned for performing … Continue reading Valentine’s Day- a day and reminder about love
Timothy Siburg 