What I've Been Learning… 10th Anniversary 23 May 201423 May 2014 Today is my 10th anniversary of being an ordained minister with the CCCC's (Conservative Congregational Christian Conference). I have been in pastoral ministry for twelve. In reflecting on this, I…
Going Deeper… I Am Not Enough 21 May 20147 Aug 2014 “God never gives you more than you can handle.” Ever hear that? I’ve grown to loathe that saying. What bugs me about it is that it implies that I should…
Love… Wisdom in Words 9 May 20149 May 2014 The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing (Proverbs 12:18, NIV). It is often said that wisdom is knowledge applied. But applied…
Trust… Confidential 6 May 20147 May 2014 Several years ago, my dad and I visited some very good friends who live in New York State, Glenn and Linda Jamison. At one point Glenn asked me about a…
Spiritual Formation… Truth Doesn’t Mean Much Without Trust 6 May 20146 May 2014 The past 24 hours has had a reoccurring theme: trust, or rather, the lack thereof. A daughter of mine is struggling with trust issues with her teachers at school, my…
Spiritual Formation… Lessons from Rats 5 May 20145 May 2014 Yesterday when I got home from work, my daughter Anna came to the door to meet me. She was in tears. Her pet rats, Dawn and Midnight, had both died.…
Christian Living… Anger == Danger 2 May 20142 May 2014 This week my posts have centered around the idea that the love that God’s grace produces is proved as much by what we don’t do as it is by what…
Love… Friendship 3 Apr 20143 Apr 2014 I don't know much, but I do know this: Legos were not designed to be alone. Legos were designed to be combined with other Lego blocks to create almost anything…
Sin… Rest, Sloth, and Cigars 20 Mar 201420 Mar 2014 I have a lot of irons in the fire. Just being a husband, a father to my three girls, and a homeowner could keep me busy around the clock; and…
Spiritual Formation… Late Winter Musings 16 Mar 201416 Mar 2014 Psalms 23:3 (ESV) He restores my soul. February and March have both seemed more like a rehashing of December and January weather wise here in Northeastern Massachusetts. While on the…
Learning To Be Full Of Grace And Truth. 