Two weeks ago my wife was alone leading the liturgy (our Senior Pastor was on vacation) and, as is the custom at our parish, she held the lectionary book over her head as she processed down the center aisle to the center of the nave for the reading of the Gospel. Upon seeing Mommy elevateContinue reading “Children in Worship”
Category Archives: Family
My Lamb Cake Woes
(Please keep those What It Means To Be Lutheran posts coming!) Growing up we had this old, cast iron lamb cake mold. My mom said that it came over on the boat from Denmark or Holland over 100 years ago. Anyway, two years ago I aquired the lamb cake mold from my mother (a pre-inheritanceContinue reading “My Lamb Cake Woes”
Post-Game Wrap-up
After greeting worshipers at my guest preaching gig this morning and saying my final goodbyes to the ushers, I sped off in my car to meet my step-brother, sister-in-law, dad and daughter at Citizens Bank Park (a beautiful stadium surrounded by acres of parking lots far from any city neighborhood of note – not theContinue reading “Post-Game Wrap-up”
She’s ABD – woo hoo!
My wife’s PhD dissertation proposal was approved this week. She is officially ABD – All But Dissertation. The topic? Something about the recovery and use of tradition in adult faith formation. She’s been researching ELCA congregations around the country that use the ancient catechumenate as a process to welcome and baptize new converts, and alsoContinue reading “She’s ABD – woo hoo!”
Being a Dad
My daughter is of the age that she can really express affection, appreciation and emotions of any kind. There was the time, a few weeks ago, when she gave me an enthusiastic hug and said, "you’re a baseball player!" after seeing me in a Bobby Abreu baseball jersey. Moments like that make you love beingContinue reading “Being a Dad”
The Lutheran Zephyr 