March 11th- #Beauty #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 March 11th was “Beauty.” It’s hard to find something more beautiful in nature than Mount Rainier sparkling … Continue reading March 11th- #Beauty #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. To make sense of these links, I have grouped them into the following 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 … Continue reading This Week’s Links

March 3rd- #Dream #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 March 3rd was “Dream.” I could have gone in a number of directions to share a picture … Continue reading March 3rd- #Dream #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 all these links, I have broken them up into topic categories. This week’s topic categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Social … Continue reading This Week’s Links

February 27th- #Witness #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 27th is “witness.” Yesterday (Feb. 27th), Allison and I along with many of our friends and professors … Continue reading February 27th- #Witness #lent2015

Shares and Compensation- A reflection on Fairness & Abundance

This morning I had the opportunity to provide the message or reflection at Woodlake Lutheran Church’s Wednesday morning Matins (Morning Prayer) service. The message was grounded particularly in Matthew 20:1-16, as well as connected briefly to Jonah 4:9-11. What follows is the majority of that message.  These passages in Jonah and in the Gospel of Matthew can sound like a stumbling block for perfectionists and … Continue reading Shares and Compensation- A reflection on Fairness & Abundance

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 organize these links I have grouped them under the following topic categories: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation; Worship and … Continue reading This Week’s Links

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

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