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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...

Walking Through "Father Shadows" in Search for my "Dad"

This weekend is Father’s Day. A confusing day for many of us. It’s not that we don’t love our fathers, or want to honor them, but for...

A Pillow Fight with the Bishop?

This week Bear Creek is putting on our big Pentecost Sunday worship service. I know it’s two weeks late, but in some senses Pentecost,...

Asks, Invites, and Snoopy

Today is my birthday! How cool is that?!? Today, I turn 62! Ok, not so cool, but honestly, I feel pretty good about that too! My dad...

Learning from “Real” How to Live a Real Life

Question: Has this ever happened to you? You are talking to an old friend and they ask you how your kids are doing. So you do something...

A Crow, a Baby Bunny, and a Mama Bear

Guest Post by Mona Chicks The other day, I watched the epic battle between a crow and a mama bear. Well, perhaps it was a rabbit but it...

Does Anyone Do Friendship Anymore?

Friends. Do you have any? Is that still a thing? This week I have a wonderful friend coming to visit. We’ve been buddies for over 40...

Renaming the Mary's in our Story

One of my favorite books is a novel that my son, Ben, gave to me called: The Book of Strange New Things. When my son gave me this book,...

The Difference between Believing and Belonging

Can I confess something to you? For some reason I am struggling to find something to read as of late! Especially in the “Christian”...

Contra Dancing, Kamsahamnida, and Easter

Question: Are we really an Easter Community? Last Sunday I preached a message that encouraged each of us to move from thinking of Easter...

The Easter Story Underneath all the Rising!

I absolutely love Easter! All of it! The bunny, the empty tomb, the race between Peter and John, the earthquake, and Mary in the...

Sometimes it's best to keep it simple

Sometimes when I think of the plethora of problems this world has, I find myself throwing up my hands in frustration! I feel like a...

Mystical Experiences of Radical Amazement

We’ve been reading a great book for our season of Lent here at Bear Creek UMC. It’s a book written by Marcus Borg called, “Days of Awe...

Leaving Lattes for Lent

To any of you that really know me, you probably know two things about me: One is that I’m a strict non-traditionalist.  As a pastor, for...

Tiny Terrier Blesses Pastor on Ash Wednesday

“Sometimes God just tears a hole in the sky and comes down to be with us!" As I think those word I have to laugh.  Because I know better....

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