Musings on Faith, Culture and ADHD
Foiled again. A few weeks ago, I got a call from a local organization looking for someone like me to interview for an open position. I was quite excited and hopeful that I might get a new position to supplement my pastoral work and other part time job. They had talked about getting some... Continue Reading →
As I've looked back over my work history, there has been one overwhelming feeling that comes up over and over again: shame. Since I entered the workforce in my 20s, my job history has been one of seemingly disappointing people. I never met people's expectations of me. It wasn't for lack of trying. If someone... Continue Reading →
Acts 1:1-14 Second Sunday of Easter April 3, 2016 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN Listen to the sermon. When I was about seven or eight I would start to think about the year 2000 and what life would be like then. I remember figuring out how old I and my parents would be when we... Continue Reading →
There have been a myriad of stories about how Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump is winning over evangelicals. And there have been a lot of pixels given over to talking about how hypocritical evangelicals are. In the 90s, they wanted to burn Bill Clinton at the stake for adultery, but now they ignore Trump's many... Continue Reading →
Every election year in America is interesting, but 2016 is going to be one for the history books. When real estate mogul Donald Trump started his campaign last summer I was among many that thought it was a joke. When he started portraying Mexican immigrants as rapists, it seemed his campaign would sputter early. I... Continue Reading →
Mark 12:1-12 Third Sunday in Lent February 28, 2016 First Christian Church Mahtomedi, MN Ever since I was little, I’ve had an interest in politics, especially during presidential years. I can remember as a seven year old, sitting in my second grade class and having a mock election. It was 1976, so the kids... Continue Reading →
As many of you know, my hometown is Flint, Michigan which has been in the news lately because of lead contamination of the water supply. I've been busy helping my congregation here in Minnesota collect water filters to send to Flint and I've written some articles on other blogs about the crisis. But I... Continue Reading →
I'm never sure if you people can sense that I don't always feel confidence in myself. There are days, more often than not, when I don't think I'm enough. This sense of not being up to the task has been around me for as long as I remember. I don't always feel like I'm good... Continue Reading →
Mark 8:27 - 9:8 During my freshman year in high school, I was introduced to Algebra. Math was always something that took a bit longer for me to comprehend and sitting in Ms. Collier's class this was no different. I would look at the numbers and got stuck on the whole concept of x and... Continue Reading →
Mark 6: 1-29 When I was in my 20s, I spent eight months working at a non-profit on Central American issues in Washington, DC. I went one time to a meeting on Capitol Hill in one of the office rooms. As the meeting went on, a slender woman smartly dressed with dark hair came and... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 