Advent Blessings
Advent!!!!! – From the Pastor’s Desk
“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, …
Give Thanks – From the Pastor’s Desk
“Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for mankind, for he satisfies …
Theology of Play
As this post is published, I am currently at the Theology of Play conference in Portland. As a nerdy pastor, …
Celebrating Creation: Created to be Creative – Part 2
I’ve been celebrating this week. Through these fall months, I’ve been taking an online continuing education course titled “Created to …
Creating Out of Chaos: Created to be Creative – Part 1
Through these fall months, I’ve been taking an online continuing education course titled “Created to be Creative.” One thing that …
Ask the Pastor – Anonymous Feedback
We need feedback. As we grow as a congregation together, we need to hear from our members, from our friends, …
Healing is Hard
On October 13th, 2019, I led worship and preached about healing during the evening Empowering Life service at the Washington …
Difficult Anniversaries
I’ve been thinking a lot about anniversaries. I wrote a few weeks ago about my ordination anniversary and what a …