02/13/2017
I wrote this to a friend recently and thought you might like to read it. It’s about parenting, failing, and forgiveness. Katie usually blames herself for being a bad parent. She says …
02/06/2017
If I coughed on you, there’s a pretty good chance you’re gonna get sick. In fact, if I didn’t know better, I’d think you all have been doing nothing but coughing …
01/28/2017
The Beach Boys put out this terrible song last year, “That’s why God made the radio.” It sounds like the Beach Boys: wave, tunes, summer. But it’s just a bunch of sappy nostalgia. And …
01/21/2017
If you plug your ears and let the shower fall on your back, you can hear the water echoing inside your chest. It’s a strange sound. It’s not a sound you ever …
01/14/2017
My boys both play basketball. As far as skill, I’d say that right now they’re both somewhere between oblivious and awful. It’s easy to see that coaching them can be frustrating: they …
01/07/2017
Sometimes I think of Chrissie Hynde. She’s one of those people you know, even if you don’t know her name. “Talk of the Town” “Brass in Pocket” “Don’t Get Me Wrong” …
12/15/2016
This is an email. If you’re reading this, you’ve opened the electronic-mail. I didn’t need a stamp. I didn’t need an envelope. I didn’t have to write anything or lick anything. No ink, no spit, …
12/08/2016
Christmas is coming! And Saint Paul’s is ready. Here’s what you need to know: December 18th: 10:30 am: Service with children’s pageant. It will be simple. Any child that even shows up …
12/01/2016
Exhausted? Christmas isn’t even here yet, and I wonder how many of us are already worn out. I look at my own life. Sometimes I don’t know what I’m doing or …
11/18/2016
What am I doing? I’m a pastor. In many churches there’s not really anything a pastor couldn’t do that someone out in the congregation couldn’t do. A pastor preaches, teaches, …