I love what I do I can’t imagine that it will somehow get even better when I’m ordained and serving as a pastor, but right now I’m loving my work as a vicar – a full-time seminary intern – at a congregation in Northern Virginia. It’s been quite a journey. Five years ago I graduatedContinue reading “Quick Life Update”
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The Dark Side of Martin Luther
This week’s adult Sunday School topic is: The Edgy and Dark Sides of Martin Luther; or The Things Martin Luther Said that Make Us Squirm. This is the sixth in a seven week series on Lutheranism* that I am teaching at my internship congregation, St John’s by the Gas Station. I hope to have theContinue reading “The Dark Side of Martin Luther”
A piety of gratitude?
An excerpt from the distribution of holy communion during today’s worship service: Me: The Body of Christ, given for you.Member: Thank you. Thank you. What a great response to receiving the great gift of holy communion. In the piety that I learned from my mother and at my childhood congregations, the "appropriate" response to receivingContinue reading “A piety of gratitude?”
Steppingstones in God’s Pathway
Thomas Boswell, sports columnist for the Washington Post, takes an excellent look at yesterday’s winning Phillies pitcher and childhood Phillies fan, 44 year-old Jamie Moyer, the player whose experience, tenacity, and sagacity helped tame this young Phillies pitching staff and provide much-needed leadership down the stretch. Moyer, who skipped school as a kid to watchContinue reading “Steppingstones in God’s Pathway”
Tortured Philly Fan
Tonight the Phillies laid claim to a share of first place in the National League East for the first time all season. With three games to go in the regular season, the Phillies have a good chance to win either the East or the Wildcard and enter the postseason for the first time since 1993Continue reading “Tortured Philly Fan”
The Lutheran Zephyr 