Reformed, Hopeful, Always Reforming
He isn’t here . . . So, why keep looking? These are just places, things, signs of what was, where God was. Salvation is not a relic. Resurrection is for the living: busy rehab, not empty tomb; new house beams, not cross splinters. Not to see, but to be, so let’s get going. He’s gone […]
Read More Easter, 2015Isn’t it lifeless? Isn’t it broken-down rock, dust with some moisture? Hasn’t it been trapped, under ice and snow all this time, under underfoot? How can it be warm, have an odor, be . . . vibrant? Does this have some life? Can life be breathed in? Can it give life to this seed, cold, […]
Read More Lent 5, 2015I love the gospel passages for the Sundays right after Easter Sunday. The Sunday after Easter day has Jesus showing up to his disciples, but Thomas was absent. And he, bless his heart, expressed what they were likely all thinking, “‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and put my finger […]
Read More Adventures in Missing the PointIn this week’s lectionary passage, Luke 24: 13-15, we read the familiar story of two disciples encountering the risen Jesus on the road to Emmaus. This event takes place on the same day that Jesus’ tomb was found to be empty – Easter Sunday. We only know the name of one of these disciples […]
Read More Aha Moments on the Road to EmmausWhen I set about writing a blog post on today’s Gospel lectionary passage, John 20:1-18, I thought “Oh yea! The resurrection passage on Easter – piece of cake!” Yea, right. So, six days in, and I’m still staring at my computer with nothing. Nada. Part of my problem is that when I blog, I put […]
Read More It’s Not About the BunnyIt’s been 22 months since I started interviewing for a pastoral position in area churches and ministries. It’s been 22 months since I looked to the church to validate my call to ministry. Twenty-two months later, I am beginning to discover that I must die to the thought that the church proclaims my worth before […]
Read More A difficult place to be: Reflections on a pastor becoming a pastor