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Everyday Thinking: August 2014

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Brief reflections on everyday ideas. Thursday, August 21, 2014. Both sides now . . . or . . . stuck in the middle again. Yes, I know it sounds like an Oldies’ radio station up in here right now, but that’s the reality of my life today. Let me give you some examples:. Seeing both sides now. Church needs to reach out with great tech to bring people in. Church needs to forget about the tech and out out with food to care for the people. This is my life today. What’s your’s like? Monday, August 4, 2014. I gue...

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Everyday Thinking: July 2013

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Brief reflections on everyday ideas. Wednesday, July 17, 2013. What do you keep? I looked into each room I passed on my way to lead Sunday worship for the Health Care Unit. Some of the rooms had two residents and some were singles. Each had a bed or two and a window and some personal items softening the institutional feel of the room. One or two looked to be fully furnished with antiques, but most had just one or two personal pieces of furniture and/or artwork. Which could I simply not live without?

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Everyday Thinking: September 2013

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Brief reflections on everyday ideas. Wednesday, September 18, 2013. Watch where you're pointing that. I love smiling at people. I especially love smiling at strangers. It costs me nothing and the return for something completely effortless is tremendous. Sometimes I wonder if my smile will get passed along later. It's ok if it doesn't, of course. Just the thought that it brightened one moment for one person is enough for me to float on for a while. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.

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Everyday Thinking: June 2013

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Brief reflections on everyday ideas. Tuesday, June 4, 2013. They'll know we are Christian by . . . what was that again? I read a post on a progressive blog today titled "Republicans aren't Christians." For quite some time now some on the right have been writing articles titled "Liberals aren't Christian." Really? Is this really the position we want to take with each other? It's time to stop all the finger pointing and name calling and hostility in the name of Christianity. All of it. Stop doing business&...

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Everyday Thinking: March 2015

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Brief reflections on everyday ideas. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Of sheep and cattle . . . I’ve been reflecting lately on what it means to be a pastor. The word pastor means “shepherd,” so first and foremost, a pastor is a shepherd. According to dictionary.com. A shepherd is “a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.” That seems simple enough. The Lord is my shepherd. He lets me rest in grassy meadows;. He leads me to restful waters;. He keeps me alive. He guides me in proper paths. I’ve had sheep&...

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Everyday Thinking: Her name was Geggie.

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Brief reflections on everyday ideas. Saturday, August 2, 2014. Her name was Geggie. I had to think about that. I've never lived with strangers (unless husbands count as strangers). I'd never lived with any family except my own. I haven't shared a kitchen or even a bathroom in decades. And I really, really wanted to live all by myself. But I decided maybe God was trying to get my attention and that maybe I needed to live with this family for a while. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Her name was Geggie.

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Everyday Thinking: March 2014

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Brief reflections on everyday ideas. Monday, March 24, 2014. Purple Day is Coming! March 26 is Purple Day - World Day for Epilepsy Awareness. I was amazed at how many things that I consider part of daily life can trigger an epileptic seizure, like strobing patterns of light and shadow, and the electromagnetic frequency of certain light sources. It turned out that something about the lighting in my hospital room triggered that particular episode. Loosen her collar and remove her glasses. I can ask peo...

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Everyday Thinking: December 2013

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Brief reflections on everyday ideas. Wednesday, December 4, 2013. On Speaking Out . . . . November 24, 2013 was the annual SpeakOut to end Sexual and Gender Based Violence. I took the opportunity to do something I have never done before - disclose to my congregation that I myself am a survivor of domestic violence and rape. Using the Rape of Tamar as my text, I approached what was perhaps the most terrifying and difficult message I have prepared to date. May God walk with you when it is your time to speak.

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Everyday Thinking: Of sheep and cattle . . .

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Brief reflections on everyday ideas. Tuesday, March 31, 2015. Of sheep and cattle . . . I’ve been reflecting lately on what it means to be a pastor. The word pastor means “shepherd,” so first and foremost, a pastor is a shepherd. According to dictionary.com. A shepherd is “a person who herds, tends, and guards sheep.” That seems simple enough. The Lord is my shepherd. He lets me rest in grassy meadows;. He leads me to restful waters;. He keeps me alive. He guides me in proper paths. I’ve had sheep&...