70 years ago today, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. 50 years ago today, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. Each day, we get to choose which values we will live out: Violence – or nonviolence? Destruction – or democracy? Death – or life? My friends,Continue reading “This Day in History”
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Book Review: Pray Like a Gourmet
Pray Like a Gourmet: Creative Ways to Feed Your Soul, by David BrazzealReviewed by Kerry Greenhill I am a prayer book junkie. I love books on prayer and spirituality – I love buying them, love reading them, and sometimes I even put them into practice. Sometimes. So while I liked the premise of Pray LikeContinue reading “Book Review: Pray Like a Gourmet”
A Blessing for Those Beginning a New Ministry Appointment
to be read with the tongue positioned gently in the cheek May your car start easily and your keys turn smoothly to open the church doors;may your accompanist arrive early and your liturgist be on time.May you accurately gauge the height of chancel steps and the length of your robe,and may your microphone amplify yourContinue reading “A Blessing for Those Beginning a New Ministry Appointment”
Discerning Calling: Coaches, companions, and conversation partners
This post is a reflection on “Who influenced you in discerning your Call to Ministry?” as part of the Exploration 2013 Blog Day. If you are a young adult between 18-26 and are wondering whether God might be calling you to ordained ministry, consider attending Exploration 2013, this November in Denver, Colorado – learn moreContinue reading “Discerning Calling: Coaches, companions, and conversation partners”
Kyrie eleison: on the Newtown, Connecticut, shooting
My heart breaks for the children, families, and community of Newtown, Connecticut today. Although I do not believe God causes or intends violence in the world, the phrase “Kyrie eleison,” ancient Greek for “Lord, have mercy,” keeps running through my mind. In a more extended form, this is my prayer: Mothering God, bring comfort toContinue reading “Kyrie eleison: on the Newtown, Connecticut, shooting”
God of the Whirlwind (a prayer-poem from a safe distance)
Great, generative, expansive God,we live in this universe beyond comprehensionon a planet we sometimes think we own,and we narrow our vision to human-sized concerns:paychecks and home repair, love and betrayal,the silence of infertility or the chaotic clutter of children’s clamor.We forget how wide and unbending the continent,how vast and all-conceiving the sea.Yet our sacred storiesContinue reading “God of the Whirlwind (a prayer-poem from a safe distance)”
Deacons and Order: A Personal Journey
Posted at Deacons Hold the Bowl on September 22, 2012. Within the sometimes ambiguous and occasionally mysterious world of the Ordained Deacon in Full Connection, I find myself straddling two camps in more ways than one. In the United Methodist Church, Deacons are, generally speaking, called to serve as a bridge between the church andContinue reading “Deacons and Order: A Personal Journey”
Prayer for General Conference
So much for weekly blogging… I will post life/work/ministry updates sometime in the coming weeks, but for now I just wanted to share a prayer I am working on music for, as delegates from around the world meet in Tampa, Florida, to decide matters of great importance regarding the structure, policies, practices, and official teachingsContinue reading “Prayer for General Conference”
Football & Jesus
I am not watching football right now. You probably don’t care about that, but I should explain that currently, the Denver Broncos are playing (and getting their collective behinds handed to them by) the New England Patriots in a championship game. I live in Denver. I used to live in New England. So approximately halfContinue reading “Football & Jesus”
Holy Wholeness 