Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
This past week, the Presbyterian Church (USA) meeting in Detroit, approved pastors being able to marry same sex partners in states where same sex marriage is legal. According to Presbyterian polity, it still has to get the approval of the majority of presbyteries (there are 172) before it becomes the law. Judging Facebook and Twitter... Continue Reading →
As I read a number of autistic bloggers, one thing becomes very clear: there are a lot of people with chips on their shoulders. At some point, some autistic blogger will write a post about how someone somewhere at sometime did something that was offensive. So they write a post basically ordering people to stop... Continue Reading →
Along the lines of missing DisciplesWorld, I also miss DOCDISC. DOCDISC is the email group for Disciples. I remember joining it in the late 90s and it was always an engaging medium to talk about issues both worldwide and within the denomination. These days, only one person makes email posts, a poet that see this... Continue Reading →
It's been four years since the magazine for my denomination shut down. DisciplesWorld was an effort to create an independent magazine that would replace The Disciple, the in-house magazine which shut down in 2002. For seven years, DisciplesWorld did a valiant effort in trying to tell the story of our denomination. One of the best... Continue Reading →
I have a love-hate relationship with the church. Yes, that's kind of an odd thing for someone whose job revolves around the church to say, but it's true. Church can offer me comfort and challenge me in my mission of being Christ to others. But has also been a place of pain, a place where... Continue Reading →
Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost Sunday June 8, 2014 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN Listen to the sermon podcast. I was always looking forward to the family summer vacation. Dad would back up the car to make it easy to put our luggage in. Mom would fill a picnic basket with items to eat or drink along... Continue Reading →
The following is something I wrote on the First Christian website. As some of you know, First-St. Paul is down to a few faithful members. We are starting to venture forth into the community, but it would by helpful if we had a few more people. Share this with your friends. To contact me, go... Continue Reading →
I haven't said too much about the recent shootings in California. I didn't participate in the #YesAllWomen protest on Twitter. I didn't start ranting about gun control pro or con. I just didn't say much. I've been wondering if I haven't said anything about the event because there isn't anything to say. There is a... Continue Reading →
One of the things that any pastor of a congregation has to do is visit people where they live. First Christian has a number of folks who are either in nursing homes or assisted living. Some pastors love visiting with people. A number of congregations have what are called Visitation Pastors. These are usually retired... Continue Reading →
It's been a bittersweet time for me. On the one hand, I am excited of being pastor at First Christian. There are a lot of challenges; the church is down a faithful few and we are starting to find ways to grow numerically and spiritually as well. Most churches that are down to a handful... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 