January 25
Day 317: Monday Reset Mondays need to be a reset for me. Sometimes the previous Sunday doesn't go according to plan. Sometimes it feels like having just gone through the motions of religious duty, and leadership obligations. For me, there are two, very distinct "Here we go again" moments each week. Early Sunday mornings, for […]
January 24
Day 316: Empty Handed- I'll be preaching on the first parts of Samson's story this morning. He was ordained by God to be a Nazirite from birth. Anyone taking the Nazirite vow was going above and beyond. A vow to separate oneself from normal, mundane religious live. Any man or woman could undertake a Nazirite […]
January 23
Day 315: How God Expresses His Heart I began reading in the Book of Numbers yesterday. The title "Numbers" is the English translation of the Greek word "Arithmoi." Math. There's quite a bit of counting and census taking in Numbers. I read a short commentary's introduction notes to Numbers. The authors propose that perhaps a […]
January 22
Day 314: Preferred Pronouns I'm going off road on this one. Surely to offend at least someone. My apologies. My wife's employer (University of Alaska SE) is utilizing social media to highlight various student employees. Strangely, and right behind the student's name and hometown, it lists that student's preferred pronouns. Now, I know I'm older […]