In my monthly report to council I include a section I call "narrative highlights" before I list the various pastoral acts, meetings and events in which I was involved over the previous month. I'm not thrilled with the "listing" I do in the report, but I enjoy writing the narrative highlights (if any of youContinue reading “Reporting on Weather and my Ordination Anniversary”
Category Archives: Vocation
The Gift of Worshiping with my Family
I'm a pastor. I wear the funny shirt, the robe, the stoles. I say the P parts of the liturgy. I sit up front. And I love it. But one thing I don't love so much is that I no longer sit alongside my wife and children in worship. Before I was ordained, I lovedContinue reading “The Gift of Worshiping with my Family”
I’ve Done This Before
It's been just over a year since I was ordained and installed as a pastor. I am no longer a "rookie" in the technical sense, though in many respects I continue to bump and feel my way through this ministry as I have for the past year. I've heard it said that it takes 18Continue reading “I’ve Done This Before”
As the Blog Fades …
If there's one type of blog post I don't really enjoy reading, it is the post that dwells on the task of blogging itself. As if personal blogging in and of itself isn't narcissistic enough, blogging about blogging certainly is. You put yourself out there on a blog, write on a regular basis, get someContinue reading “As the Blog Fades …”
“We all have our religions, but …”
Once again, the religious faith of a presidential nominee is being brought into question. Today's Washington Post profiles Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, the president's pick to be Surgeon General, and gives particular attention to her religious faith (Surgeon General Pick's Stance on Abortion May Clash With Church's, by Cheryl W. Thompson, Sat July 28,Continue reading ““We all have our religions, but …””
The Lutheran Zephyr 