Merry Christmas! As we begin the actual “Twelve Days” of Christmas, we remember what it can mean for God to literally break into the world in new and unexpected ways. One of the best quotes that I have seen shared this year comes from Michael Spencer. He writes: “The incarnation is the complete refutation of every human system and institution that claims to control, possess … Continue reading And so this is Christmas…
It’s Tuesday. It’s also Christmas Eve. Merry Christmas to all of you! As hinted at last week, this week’s links and next week’s (because of Christmas and New Year’s) links will likely be a bit shorter than usual. But that’s okay. I still intend to share some of what I have read or pondered about over the past week. This week’s categories are: Church and … Continue reading This Week’s Links
I was fully intending for my next post to be about leadership, primarily about learning leaders. But then news had to break out over the past two days across the country, in this week before Christmas which I feel called to reflect on and perhaps even respond to. My response is my own personal reflection, and is not representative of anything or anyone but myself. … Continue reading Words and Actions Matter- Neighbor Love in Light of Recent Events
Happy Tuesday! As it is the practice on this blog, I share some of the things that I have found interesting or thought-provoking over the past week. This week’s categories are: Church and Ministry Thought & Practice; Cross-Sector Collaboration; Leadership Thought & Practice; Neighbor Love; Social Media & Blogging; Stewardship; Vocation; Worship; and Miscellaneous. I entrust these to you, and hope you enjoy them. Church … Continue reading This Week’s Links
About a month ago I wrote a post about leading in transition. I want to pick up that conversation today with some theological reflection, but because of the nature of this blog there will be plenty of leadership perspective in this as well. These are reflections about being a leader in the midst of personal transition. These are personal reflections, and not academic ones. I … Continue reading Leading in Transition
Happy Tuesday! As is the custom, that means its time for this week’s links, a sampling of things that I have read or found interesting in the past week which I now share with and entrust to you for your reading and reflecting. This week’s categories are: Church and Ministry Thought and Practice; Leadership Thought and Practice; Neighbor Love; Vocation; Worship; and Miscellaneous. Enjoy! Church … Continue reading This Week’s Links
Photo Credit As you have probably heard, Nelson Mandela has passed away today. I am not writing this post to share that news story, necessarily. If you follow me on Twitter, you likely noticed a series of re-tweets this afternoon. It felt like the best thing I could do to share some of the thoughts of others about this man, Nelson Mandela. Mandela according to … Continue reading Nelson Mandela
In the first installment of our series, “Words in Our Mouths,” today we tackle Mission Statements. I think it would be fair to say that I love mission statements. As a person who studied at the Drucker School, mission statements are very important to me. Peter Drucker is famous for having said, that “Mission Statements should be able to fit on a T-Shirt.” He is … Continue reading Words in Our Mouths- Mission Statements
You may have noticed on this blog that I have been posting a few sermons recently. This will be the final sermon posted here for a little while, as its the last sermon I am scheduled to preach in the immediate future. I have been covering for the congregation’s pastor (for the congregation I am on staff for) who has been recovering from surgery. This … Continue reading Why Do You Do, What You Do? (A Sermon for Advent 1A)
Tonight I provided the following reflections as part of the message in my congregation’s Thanksgiving Eve worship service. As is the custom on this blog, I include my sermons that I share. However, I remove most pieces that are dependent upon the context so what follows is fairly close to what I preached without some of the contextual particulars. This sermon was crafted based on … Continue reading An Abundance of Blessings (A Sermon of sorts for Thanksgiving Eve)
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