Thoughts on John Wesley, UMC, life, faith, and anything else!
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Guess I’m just in an odd mood this morning. Every…
Guess I’m just in an odd mood this morning. Every now and then I have a sense of discontent. Not sure why. I’m discovering how important relationships are in life. I have too often been swept away with my own wants, needs, concerns and have allowed them to get in the way of relationships. It…
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As a pastor, one of the things I get to do is perf…
As a pastor, one of the things I get to do is perform a funeral. At first, funerals really bothered me. However, now, I feel more comfortable. I am glad that I can serve in the capacity to help someone or a family through a time of grief. After all, death isn’t the end, but…
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Success
This article (http://www.theofframp.org/emerging.html)encourages me. I’ve been thinking along these lines for quite a while. However, I’ve felt like I was “odd” as far as the pastorate was concerned. I felt that if I wasn’t part of the ‘church growth’ group or the ‘saddleback’ group or the ‘willow creek’ group, then I wasn’t being faithful, or…
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Pastor as Spiritual Director
I started thinking today about the pastor as spiritual director. I’ve seen many books that try to teach me how to be a CEO or something like that. I also get many invitations to conferences on church managment, growing large churches, etc. However, I’ve started to question the whole “grow the church large” mentality. I’ve…
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Different Lives
Here I find myself. Sitting in a nice office within a nice church that is located in a nice city. My life is pretty good when I take time to look at it correctly. Four children and a wonderful wife are waiting for me at home. My wife is probably preparing supper while my children…
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Like Falling Off a Bike
3861407 Hmmm….. It is been qite a while since I’ve made an entry. Blogger has changed some things too. Not sure what the number above is (or if it will show up on the post). Anyway, the past four months have been interesting to say the least. I’m now at my new appointment….still trying to…