Each week as I prepare worship, often with the sermon in mind, there are a variety of practices I employ. In addition to time invested in prayer and studying the scripture passage, I dig into theologians' writings who have also studied our scripture passage. This week's readings offered the introductory line to this week's letter.
Read MoreToday at the end of my musings, I invite you to ask yourself some questions. However, I realized upon completion that often self-awareness can be uncomfortable, especially if we're avoiding it.
Read MoreThere is a lot going on. The weekly newsletter is the best way for you to get all of the information about all of the different things.
Read MoreToday is a day when I would like to inundate you with quotes from other individuals - people who offer framework for my thoughts, people who have spoken more on the topics running through my head, people who are not in my shoes with my responsibilities. Sometimes historically recognized quotes can touch a person's nostalgic-nerve, or other times a leader can deflect responsibility for responses when offering another individual's words. These thoughts have all crossed my mind.
Read MoreI realize that if I spend the time creating a video and then write a bunch, it doubles my workload for a newsletter. So this week, in an effort to consolidate my efforts, you get just the video. Enjoy.
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