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Yesterday we had an unusually warm afternoon, and I went to the gym, put Zora in the childcare area, and when I left just wore my shorts out to the car. Erik called to let us know he was coming home on the train, and I handed the phone to Zora. Then I hear this [...]
I saw news about this on the BBC website this evening, but Colbert’s take is even better. Especially since he picks up on the idea that God may very well be Dutch. (I find this a particularly interesting insight since I grew up in a denomination that actually had a debate in the early 20th [...]
So much for anyone who would criticize a certain big-city newspaper for being a godless pit. This is a very striking editorial.
Genesis 9:8-17; 1 Peter 3:13-4:2 Fox Valley Presbyterian Church, Geneva, IL March 1, 2009 (Lent 1B) If there’s any Bible story that is truly a part of “youth cultureâ€, or at least the culture of the youngest of youth, it’s Noah and the Ark. If you do a search on Amazon for “Noah’s Ark toys†[...]
2 Kings 5:1-14 Fox Valley Presbyterian Church, Geneva, IL Service of Healing and Wholeness Every once in a while, my two-year old comes up with little theological insights, new ways of explaining church-y things to herself, and one of my current favorites is the “church bathâ€. It’s what she calls the baptismal font. The place [...]
I don’t think all of this is going to make it into tomorrow’s sermon (well, maybe, who knows) but I’m kind of in love with it, so here it goes on the editing room floor… Among the things I love about summer is spending a week outdoors, camping somewhere, but especially the moments toward the [...]
I’ve seen a few articles like this one about the birth of octuplets in my Dad’s hometown this week. Here’s what I find interesting: the suggestion that is coming up seems to be that doctors have an ethical repsonisibility not only to the parents, but to the offspring as well when making decisions about IVF. [...]
The name “Naaman” sounds like how being congested feels. So, I guess it’s a good thing I’m preaching on Naaman this coming Sunday. Because I am congested. After dinking around on facebook for the last half hour, concentrating on catching up on classmates from New York, I’m convinced that facebook is going to take all [...]
Now here’s an interesting conundrum about my life: I’m the pastor at my church who is supposed to be the “expert” on children in church. But I rarely worship with my own child because on Sundays I am up front and she is in the back with daddy. So I really don’t know much about [...]
Wow. This is a very well stated articulation of how being a pastor means you get held to higher standards. Especially a really “big” name in ministry. The last few paragraphs are incredibly powerful so stick with it! And honestly, after reading it, I feel like it’s probably OK that we get held to higher [...]