What do you want to be when you grow up? This is a well-meaning question that misses the point for followers of Jesus. Two weeks ago, we unloaded the 4th commandment, Exodus 20:8-11:8 “Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it ...
The 6+1 rhythm… If you were with us on Sunday, you know that we began unpacking the fourth commandment, Exodus 20:8-11:
8 “Remember to observe the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. 9 You have six days each week for your ordinary work, 1...
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: HEROES IN A HALF SHELL. TURTLE POWER.
If you had an amazing childhood like me, that opening line is set to music and will be stuck in your head ...
Imagine if a series that journeyed through the Ten Commandments caused a whole church family to look more at what God has done and promises to do than what we do… This was the driver of the decision to spend our Fall together in Exodus...
Don’t turn your back on bears, men you have wronged, or the dominant turkey during mating season… Some of the rules that apply on Shrute Farms that came with the song, “Learn your rules. You better learn your rules. If you don’t, you’l...
I am searching for a pithy way to begin this blog, so while I have my creativity running in the background, how about we just get down to business. By now, you have likely seen the big news we teased through the last month of summer. W...
Murder and distractions… Good night of living I have no idea where this is going to end up. Maybe grab a drink and say a prayer right quick.
Well, I am traveling again, back in the Vancouver/Portland area for a meeting and workshop at...
I am trying to decide if it is too smoky outside to open my windows. The tsunami of revelation that comes from this can be seen on the horizon, and I can feel the ground begin to shake as it nears. Early morning air has reached a near ...
Nostalgia, pre-empty nest syndrome, waking up and wondering “what the hell am I doing in Aberdeen, South Dakota,” and the Letter to Philemon… There is a lot going on in my head this morning. Let me try to force these puzzle pieces to c...
Canned food with no labels could become an interesting game of conviction. How hungry would you need to be to make a pact that whatever can you choose, you would eat to the bottom? No matter what you found, lima beans or kidney beans, ...
Well, I’m back…
This week is the weird post-break time that makes me wish both that I was still on a break, but also wish that I never took a break in the first place. As important as rest and restoration is, I don’t like being away a...
Last week we began a celebration of the 5oth anniversary of the Vineyard by reflecting on some of the core values of our denomination. As the next part of that celebration, check out this excerpt from an article titled Come Holy Spirit...
