Today I’m continuing my weekly practice during November of sharing some of what I am grateful and thankful for from the past week, as a way of celebrating Thanksgiving all month. This week, I’m thankful for so much: 1) I’m thankful for amazing conversation partners on Facebook. Earlier this week I shared an article that I had read which really did not sit well with … Continue reading Friday Thanksgivings
Tuesday on the blog means that it is time to share some of what I have found interesting and thought provoking over the past week with all of you. (This week’s edition actually covers the last two weeks, so I hope you enjoy this expanded version.) This week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Continuing the series I started last Friday, I want to share some thanksgivings weekly this month as a sort of month long celebration of Thanksgiving. So, this Friday I give thanks for: 1) My wife, Allison. Without her I would not have stayed sane the past couple weeks as I have dealt with a pesky cold in the midst of the return of the polar … Continue reading Friday Thanksgivings
It’s Tuesday! You might expect my husband, Timothy, to share his favorite links from the past week today, but I asked him kindly (mandated him) to take a day of rest since he has a cold and coughs so much our cat meows at him constantly. I offered to write up his links if he agreed to rest, including skipping the six hours he spends weekly … Continue reading This Week’s Links
During the month of November on the blog I am going to share a little bit of thankfulness and gratitude on Fridays. I am doing this as a way of celebrating Thanksgiving. If it proves enjoyable, I may just continue this practice beyond this month. So, what am I thankful for today? I am thankful and grateful for opportunities. I shared some about this over … Continue reading Friday Thanksgivings
Each Wednesday morning the congregation I am currently serving on staff of, has a Morning Prayer or “Matins” service. I regularly lead the music for that service. This week I also provided the short reflection and devotion. What follows in this post is much of what I said in that reflection, which followed a reading of 2 Timothy 4:6-8. It’s probably a bit unusual to … Continue reading October 29th: Saints, Smiles and Journeys
Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share links to things that I have found interesting or thought provoking over the past week with all of you. I must have done more than my usual amount of reading judging by the length of this post. There’s a lot of good stuff this week, even if I say so myself. To help you navigate … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have found interesting and thought provoking from the past week with all of you. In doing this, 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 hope you enjoy these … Continue reading This Week’s Links
My wife Allison is awesome. I’ve said that before, and I’ll say that again. She is back with a thought provoking post entitled, “Enough.” It’s so wonderful and you should read the whole thing. To give you something to look forward to, consider this as Allison writes: “We can’t keep doing business as usual. I’m not saying “The church must stay relevant! Everybody’s forgetting about the … Continue reading “Enough”- Thoughts on why the church can’t keep doing business as usual
Change abounds. Life flows. You can either smile and laugh, or weep and fear. Today I want to offer a post that doesn’t fit nicely in the normal theme of this blog. This isn’t a reflection about leadership, or the church. This really isn’t about neighbor love either. It might fit under an umbrella of “vocation,” but that would be a stretch. This post is … Continue reading Some Days are Funny
Timothy Siburg 