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From Burnt-out to Bright-Eyed: The Power of Burnt Leavings

So, I’m going to go on a bit of a rant here!  Let me explain!  I was at a meeting this past week (you’ll be happy to know that it was NOT...

All The Light We Cannot See, Frequency, and the Church

I want to recommend a delightful book to you this week. It’s called “All the Light We Cannot See” by Anthony Doerr. Just this month...

Tired of Clanging Cymbals...Read This!

14 more days! 14 more days and Cyndy and I and all of our family will be heading on a trip to Seoul, Korea! We can’t wait! We’ve been...

Rocks, Rituals, and Sweet

You probably don’t know this, but I have a secret ritual I practice every Sunday morning before I get to church. I’d like to share it...

Learning to Show Up

Have you ever visited the National Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C.? If you haven’t, I highly recommend it. By the way you can...

What to Say (or not) When Someone is Grieving

My first appointment as a full-time pastor was the Geddes United Methodist Church. I was 29 years old and fresh out of seminary. The...

The Day I Threw This @*%#@* Thing in the Creek!

I’ve been pondering a deep thought this week. I’ve been reading John Caputo’s book “Hope against Hope” and in it he shares that there...

The Day Mom Asked Me Not to Call Her Mom

About 10 years ago, my mother was living with us, and because of that our relationship changed a bit. It used to be that we would go up...

Dolphins, Orcas, and 6 1/2-year-olds Preachers

It was literally the last day of the last week of the last month of summer. Cyndy and I, along with Cassie and Devon, and our...

Making Cookies

For most of my husband’s life, his mom made Christmas cookies for her kids. Even once the kids were all grown up and had kids of their...

God Standing at the Grave and Weeping? Protesting?

When I was a student pastor in East Texas, there was a community tragedy that occurred that changed the way I looked at God. Two little...

Rain Dancing in Seattle?!?

Not many people know this outside of the PNW, but in the summer it rarely rains in Seattle!  In fact here’s a snap shot of our 10 day...

From Beached to Breached: How to Get Unstuck!

I don’t think there is a person in the PNW who doesn’t dream of having their kayaking trip on the Sound interrupted by an orca or blue...

The Day My Youngest Son, Wes, Flew on his Bike!

I don’t know what’s going on with me, but ever since I turned fifty-five or so, I cry a lot! Every Friday night we take Emerson for the...

Borrowing Grandpa Rainey's Brain and Brian!

Last week Cyndy and I met Sam and Iris in New Orleans for some R and R. We had a great time taking in the unique culture of New Orleans....

The Places Mom Has Been and What We Can Learn

My mom moved into a Care Center yesterday. As I was writing her a note last night, so many memories flashed through my mind. I thought...

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