Jesus Wears A Crown of Thorns

Jesus Wears A Crown of Thorns

The worship pastor at the local church that Myra and I attend asked a handful of people to write, and present, a brief thought/meditation and prayer for their annual Stations of the Cross service. I was one of them. She gave me Station #6: Jesus Wears A Crown of...
Stepping Confidently

Stepping Confidently

This past week at the Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches / Diocese of the Restoration Holy Convocation, through conversations with my wife and others, something was pointedly revealed to me about how I explain my 2023 journey to others. First, some...
Sheer Silence

Sheer Silence

“[God] said [to Elijah], ‘Go out and stand on the mountain before the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’ Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind;...
Quick Drops: Pioneering

Quick Drops: Pioneering

Pioneering is easy when we’re young and courageous (or foolish), and settling becomes easier and safer (or stagnant) the older we get. May we all, like Father Abraham of old, be willing to blaze new paths despite our age (whatever it may be). Lord, push us from...
The Process

The Process

Since closing the church plant, a couple of years ago, I’ve attempted to maintain a grip on what I’ve always assumed my calling to pastoral ministry was supposed to look like. I did that by immediately diving into helping two different local churches while...