This Week’s Links

Tuesday means that it is time to share some of what I have come across, read, and found interesting in the past week. This week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation; Worship and Miscellaneous. I entrust them to you now and hope you enjoy them and find … Continue reading This Week’s Links

Stewardship is Emotional (aka- Talking and thinking about money is emotional)

Stewardship can be emotional. I have written a couple things about stewardship over the last few months, including some challenges related to it and being able to navigate those challenges. Today it occurred to me though that I haven’t really mentioned the emotional piece around stewardship. Why is it so emotional? Let’s take a step back. Perhaps you have figured this out by now- one … Continue reading Stewardship is Emotional (aka- Talking and thinking about money is emotional)

LVC and Love- A guest post by Tamara Siburg

I would like to introduce someone very special to you all, my sister Tamara Siburg. I asked Tamara recently to share some thoughts and perspectives about her year serving in Lutheran Volunteer Corps.  I will allow her to introduce herself more below, but would like to add that I thought it would be a great post on this blog if she shared thoughts about her … Continue reading LVC and Love- A guest post by Tamara Siburg

Happy Mother’s Day!

To all mothers out there, Happy Mother’s Day! Today, I give thanks especially for my mom, my mother-in-law, and my grandmothers. I have been blessed especially because of my mom, but because of all of these wonderful women. They continue to be my cheerleaders- loving and supporting me, and when needed, challenging me. They always know though (and most importantly I believe) how to love … Continue reading Happy Mother’s Day!

Transitions and Community

A couple days ago I wrote some more about transitions.  Out of that conversation and a request for input on what to write my next post about, my friend and soon to be pastor, Rebecca Sullivan asked me to “continue thinking about transitions and finding community.” So out of that request comes what follows. I think it also hearkens back to other community pondering posts … Continue reading Transitions and Community

Transitions, Transitions, Transitions

My friend Carrie Gubsch asked me to write a post about transitions today because her husband Tyler and her are about to embark on a number of them. I decided to oblige, so in thinking about the last few transitions I have gone through, I have come up with a few points which have either helped me or would have been helpful to know in … Continue reading Transitions, Transitions, Transitions

This Week’s Links

Tuesday means that its time to share some of what I have seen, read, and found interesting and thought provoking with you over the past week. This week’s topic categories include: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation and Miscellaneous. I hope you enjoy these and I entrust them to you now. … Continue reading This Week’s Links

The Beauty of Conversation

I love a good conversation, don’t you? By this I mean a conversation which doesn’t have only one objective, and rather one in which you have freed yourself up to share what’s going on and to ask questions of another(s) in the conversation and see where those questions lead.  Time really isn’t an issue, in fact in a good conversation you might even lose track … Continue reading The Beauty of Conversation

This Week’s Links

Tuesday means that it is time to share some of what I have seen, 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 links to you now and hope that you enjoy them. … Continue reading This Week’s Links

Gratitude and Gifts

As the rain falls and pours outside, it’s hard not to be a little nostalgic for the Pacific Northwest. Even as it rains, and its unseasonably cold here, its hard not to be grateful for today and the opportunities it brings. Last week I was reminded what gratitude can look like in different ways. First, as I mentioned previously, it was my wife Allison’s birthday. … Continue reading Gratitude and Gifts