Discourse: God Heals

Today we continue our series unpacking a current snapshot of my personal theological understandings.  This series of posts again is an extension of my own discovery and thoughts created by taking the a class with the Discourse series.  For a refresher on the series, and for links to all the posts in this series, please visit the introductory post.  As has been the practice in … Continue reading Discourse: God Heals

Discourse: God Envisions

Today we continue our series, where I share reflections related to my snapshot of my current theological understanding thanks to Discourse.  If you need a refresher, check out the introduction piece to the series which provides links to all the other pieces.  As has been the practice, I will share what I came up for the class first by indenting, and then provide further reflection … Continue reading Discourse: God Envisions

Leadership “No-No’s” uttered lately

Working and being present in many different contexts leads to a variety of perspectives.  Some times, I hear interesting things said and observe questionable acts or expressions.  Other times, I hear about what was said.  Over the past couple of weeks, I have heard a number of things which have made alarm bells go off in my head.  I am going to share four of … Continue reading Leadership “No-No’s” uttered lately

Ash Wednesday

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

This Week’s Links

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

Some thoughts about being lost (from Luke 15)

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)

This Week’s Links

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

Discourse: God Reveals…

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…

Discourse: God Creates

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

Discourse- God Is…

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…