The following is an excerpt of a post that appears on the COMPASS blog. In the United States many persons view December 31 as not only the end of the calendar year, but also their fiscal year due to income tax laws and other financial considerations. It’s a common and accepted practice for people to give one more year end gift to organizations and causes … Continue reading Year-End Giving- Some Reflections about Faith and Finances
Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have read and found interesting over the past week with all of you. Given today is the day before Christmas Eve, many of the posts are Christmas related. To help navigate all of these great pieces of food for thought, I have broken the links into different topic areas. This week’s … Continue reading This Week’s Links
During the season of Advent, I am going to do something new on the blog. I am going to try my best to offer a daily reflection here as we journey through this season together. To help frame the devotions I have been using hashtags designed by a group with the Episcopalian church. For example, the hashtag assigned for today is #Soul. There has been … Continue reading Saturday December 20th- The Twenty-First Day of Advent #Soul
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. This week’s stories range from Advent and Christmas to fairy tale weddings, and neighbor love stories across the spectrum. To help bring some sense to all of the links this week, I have categorized them by the … Continue reading This Week’s Links
During the season of Advent, I am going to do something new on the blog. I am going to try my best to offer a daily reflection here as we journey through this season together. To help frame the devotions I have been using hashtags designed by a group with the Episcopalian church. For example, the hashtag assigned for today is #Baptize. Today is December … Continue reading December 12th – The Thirteenth Day of Advent #Baptize
Tuesday on the blog means that I get to share some of what I have found thought provoking and interesting over the past week with all of you. However, because I had family in town and lots of work last week, you are actually getting two week’s worth of links today. To help make sense of all that I am sharing, I have broken the … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Today I am continuing my series of Friday Thanksgivings I began earlier this month as a way of celebrating Thanksgiving all month. I am not sure if these will continue weekly next week, or if I will leave them as a practice for November. What do you think? In the mean time, with Thanksgiving being this past Thursday, here are some more things I am … Continue reading Friday Thanksgivings
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. To help do that, I have put the different articles and pieces I have seen into different categories. This week’s topic categories: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Millennials; Neighbor Love; … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Yesterday the congregation where I am currently serving as interim on staff held it’s annual meeting. I was expecting a relatively quick meeting as long as we didn’t get bogged down too much with constitution wording changes and the annual presentation of the budget. I also figured people in attendance would be motivated to think and decide quickly in part because they would want to … Continue reading The Unexpected and Mysterious of an Annual Meeting
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
Timothy Siburg 