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”...
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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...
Nashville, Schubert Ogden, and a God Who Stands at the Corner of Grace and Protests
When I was serving a small church in East Texas while I was going to seminary, two little boys walked across the back yard to their...
Reese Witherspoon, Carbon Imprints, and the Power of Presence
One of the toughest moments of my vocational life happened in my first year of full-time ministry. Right in the middle of Holy Week,...
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....
My Fear of Turning our Korean Wedding into a Big Fat Greek one! (Pray for Me!)
I have a confession to make. Now I know what you are thinking: “Another one?! Common Pastor Brook how many of these do we have to...
Pokémon Go, Prayer, and My Favorite Referee!
One of my favorite stories about my brother-in-law, Buck, has to do with the video game called Pokémon Go! Do you remember that craze? ...
Christianity, Competition, and Chili Cook-offs
About 10 years ago I got into a book called “Strengthfinders 2.0”. It’s a set of books put out by the Gallup foundation. I was...
Learning to Love my "Almost-Six-Year-Old" Truth Teller
I think I’m going to author a new book called “Things My Only Granddaughter Says”. My granddaughter is named Emerson and on March 3rd of...
Learning to Swim, the Power of Woo, and Lincoln
This week Bear Creek is starting a series of worship services about allowing ourselves to be wooed by God. I know that it’s kind of...
Learning to Color Outside the Lines again
When I was a kid, I was taught to always color inside the lines. I must confess that I wasn’t always good at it. Coloring was always a...
a two-legged fox, a week of sunsets, and ears ready to listen
Did any of you see the interesting video this week about the “two-legged” fox? If you haven’t watch it here: “two-legged fox” It’s a...
Cow Chronicles Part 2
(For the first "Cow Chronicle" check out my advent video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PrW03QRe26Q ) Christmas Eve when I was growing up...
Daring to Allow God to Dream in You!
If you read the Christmas story in the gospels, you will notice that in both Matthew and Luke perhaps the main character in this whole...
When There's No Way Christmas Can Come...
Our Advent theme this year is a beautiful question: “Where is your gaze?” And as I have been pondering that, I have found my heart, as I...
Is There Any Grace in this Season's "The Crown"?
Anybody watching the new season of “The Crown”? I have to admit that I’m hooked on the Netflix series, but this season is particularly...
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