I used to work in an office environment. This is the reason I cannot watch “The Office” television program. Flashbacks and PTSD. Anyway, I was the trainer for our administrative staff and occasionally, the sales staff on new forms, procedures, some technology etc. I can’t tell you how many times I would try to train [...]
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29 May
Sometimes analogies aren’t true
Been reading critics of churches with this or that music/environment, pastors who wear or don’t wear the right clothes, teachers who gesture too much, not enough or oddly. And some of the analogies are silly to me. Like the line from The Princess Bride, “You keep using that word. I don’t think it means what [...]
7 Dec
Just when you thought…
Our kids are taught a new virtue each month in their Orchard Kids Wahabu class. This month the virtue is generosity. In combination with the grown up church, the kids are also learning about the clean water crises around the world. They talked in small group about what they could do to help whether it [...]
8 Sep
I love church
I’m seriously ignoring my goal of floor cleaning by writing this morning. I just needed to get back to the blog. So, back to my title, “I love church”.
Had an awesome experience yesterday at church. Served this weekend in Wahabu Land (the land of God’s love) with the K-5th graders. I get to lead [...]
11 Aug
The morning after
Well here I am, coming up out of the water yesterday at my baptism. OK, my and 130+ others’ baptisms! What a great day. Kids had a ball on the huge inflatable slide, crawl-thru caterpillar, face painting and balloon creations. 5Bs BBQ laid out an awesome spread of BBQ chicken and pork chops. Ashton [...]
2 Aug
Loneliness and the church
Do you ever feel lonely in church? Or should I put it, who doesn’t feel lonely in church? I’m awake at 4:47 am for a variety of reasons. Some depression, lost my earplugs, whatever. So this is what’s coming out of my head. Just read something that reminded me of being lonely or left out. [...]
19 Jul
Time for new words?
Shaun Groves made a compelling comment (scroll to the end of the comments) on Ragamuffin Soul, regarding the language we use to describe worship(within the arts), worship leaders, and all the things that come with it. Los’ post is called I Love It When My Worship Leader if you want to check out the entire [...]
3 Jul
Still don’t get Romans 6
On my pastor’s recommendation last weekend, I decided to read through the book of Romans this week. I thought maybe it could help me get a handle on some things. Namely, why I lack the courage to receive good things from God like health, living freely, peace of mind. And, as I’m reading, a few [...]
18 May
Relationship or Religion?
Thanks Paul for a “coincidental” post on having a relationship with Jesus vs. religion which was a theme this weekend at The Orchard. Scott related the story of Mary, Lazarus’ sister, who at one time sat at Jesus’ feet, hanging on his every word. Yet when Lazarus dies contrary to the message Jesus sends that [...]
2 May
Simplify
Is the church’s message clear to everyone or just the people who already know it?
Reverend Ole and Pastor Sven
Reverend Ole was the pastor of the local Norwegian Lutheran Church, and Pastor Sven was the minister of the Swedish Covenant Church across the road. I saw them yesterday standing by the road, pounding a sign into [...]
