Category: experiencing God

The Hush of Advent

I’m teaching a two-part series on Advent on the 11 and 18th of this month, so I’ve been studying, writing, and researching about the history of advent, the scriptures associated with advent, and how the church practices (or often, doesn’t) it. I write a… Continue Reading “The Hush of Advent”

The Meaning of Emptiness

For as the rain and the snow come down from heavenand do not return there but water the earth, making it bring forth and sprout, giving seed to the sower and bread to the eater,  so shall my word be that goes out from… Continue Reading “The Meaning of Emptiness”

Transformation

I realized something today. I’m not even remotely the same person I was two years ago. Oh, there are some similarities. I still love movies and music, coffee and chocolate. I still play guitar and love the fall colors. I still laugh at the… Continue Reading “Transformation”

A New Birth

My blog silence has been rather inexcusable of late. Though I have had some major life changes and am still in the process of settling in and feeling normal again, I also have a healthy perspective that things may never feel normal again. That… Continue Reading “A New Birth”

A Sweet Moment

This afternoon I had the privilege of being part of a sweet and wonderful pastoral moment. My new pastor and I were at lunch and were able to stop by a congregation member’s new business on the way back to out church. This new… Continue Reading “A Sweet Moment”