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 26th is “death.” In thinking about death, my first idea was to write some about the experience … Continue reading February 26th- #Death #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 25th is “listen.” Instead of offering a reflection on my own about listening, I want to share … Continue reading February 25th- #Listen #lent2015
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
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 24th is “Kingdom.” I couldn’t just pick one photo as a sign of God’s kingdom and in-breaking. … Continue reading February 24th- #Kingdom #lent2015
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
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 22nd is “Forgiveness.” In worship this morning, the gospel passage that was assigned from the Narrative Lectionary … Continue reading February 22nd- #Forgiveness #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 today, February 19th, is “Proclaim.” With that in mind, here’s a picture of a draft of a … Continue reading February 19th- #Proclaim #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. Since this is the first day of the exercise, I have provided the outline here at right. The word designated for today, … Continue reading Ash Wednesday- #Dust #lent2015
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
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 make sense of all these links, I have grouped them by topic. These topics are: 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
