Category Archives: Personal

Thoughts about me.

Curtain Call

I am guessing the end of all these rants is coming soon.  Then, I suppose the flavor of this blog will shift to the searchings of a disillusioned, unemployed pastor. I just got off the phone with E.  He is … Continue reading

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Shame

I moved here from a good church.  It wasn’t perfect, and we were ready for a change, but it was a good church.  The people loved us.  The church was healthy. Today, my wife asked if I had called B, … Continue reading

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People.

Apologies to anyone who reads regularly, life has been so crazy, I haven’t had much time to write.  So let me sum it up with four interactions. First, I met with M and shared my concerns about E.  He listened. … Continue reading

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Categorize Me

Conservative or Liberal? All of my life, I have identified myself as a conservative. This week, someone said to me, “You seem like an odd choice for _______ church – I would have expected someone more conservative.” Over the last … Continue reading

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Trusting Without Understanding

A few years ago I went through a crisis of faith. There were several friction points for me, but the crisis centered around the conquest narratives in the Old Testament. I had been asked to teach a class through Joshua. … Continue reading

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What Matters?

I look over my posts to this blog and I am thinking that I sound like a whiner. Let me toss a couple thoughts out. First, I may be a whiner but, I think this really is a difficult ministry. … Continue reading

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E is Moving

No not relocating, moving. He has begun his moving forward with making S take time off. He met with S the day I left town to ask him to “pray” about this. It is for his own good and the … Continue reading

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