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On Healthy Eating
For the last year, I’ve made a lot of changes to my eating habits in order to eat as healthily as possible. However, I really don’t like to cook and so many of my own meals are pretty simple affairs....
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London, Sunday Evening
It’s been a cold, somewhat draggy day here. Never past 50, overcast, damp. Typical English weather. I read and wrote all afternoon, and did some laundry. The boys finally went outside to play,...
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Off to the Races!
My son sailed into the house after the weekly run with his wife to the warehouse store to restock their pantry (they rarely eat out, all food must be fresh and wholesome and it’s a lot of work to keep...
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Mystery Worship Six
Note: this is part of an ongoing series. Mystery Worship One is here; Mystery Worship Two is here; Mystery Worship Three is here. Four is here. Five is here. Reasons for Choice of Church From the...
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Hollow Be My Name
Fatigue wrapped its ugly arms around me earlier today–the worst I’ve experienced since starting my Sabbatical. Think it came from a weekend spent in the Cotswolds where I had a wonderful time...
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Reflections Upon Heading Home
My bag is packed, and shortly I’ll head out, flag down a taxi like the best of New Yorkers and head to the airport. I still have the rest of July for the Sabbatical, and massive amounts of work to put...
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Short Cuts, Herbicides, Church Growth Techniques and a Swath of Death
Flower Bed and Weeds As I continue my work of finding multiple parallels between church and garden, I find myself frequently returning to the issue of short cuts. The current picture: my...
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On Earth As It Is In Heaven, Initial Reflections on “Everything Must Change”...
I read this New York Times Magazine article with fascination, drawn into the beauty of the life of people on a Greek island. The writer has been seeking to find the key to their extraordinarily long...
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US House of Representatives: Just Try Living on the Poverty Line
This editorial calls what the House Representatives have done by cutting food stamps as “act of supreme indifference.” The comments on the article are breaking my heart. Over and over, the commentators...
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Ice Wins! Worship Cancelled Tomorrow, But Let’s Meet Online
A nearly two foot high ice drift in the front of the church parsonage Krum has been one of the hardest hit areas of the ice/sleet storm that settled over much of North Texas on Thursday night. Three...
View ArticleSoul Soil, Church and Garden
Last weekend, I pulled a couple of nice fat green onions from the garden to put in a pot of soup. I’d planted them last fall, and enjoyed watching them grow, preparing to give themselves away in...
View ArticleAnything But That!
The time leading to Easter has long been seen in many Christian traditions as the yearly opportunity to take a good, hard look at the state of our souls and ask the question, “Do I need a Savior?” A...
View ArticleThe Rainy Saturday
Onions were picked from the garden, The pot of Saturday soup is on, the scraps sent to the compost heap,and I am ready for a rainy day of writing and thinking. I know families with young children and...
View ArticleNo Middle Ground: Eliminate the “Try” Word
About a year ago, I was introduced to Paleo eating, and removed all wheat and grain products from my diet and most dairy (I’ve long been lactose intolerant anyway). It was and is a challenging way to...
View ArticleMystery Worship Six
Note: this is part of an ongoing series. Mystery Worship One is here; Mystery Worship Two is here; Mystery Worship Three is here. Four is here. Five is here. Reasons for Choice of Church From the...
View ArticleReflections Upon Heading Home
My bag is packed, and shortly I’ll head out, flag down a taxi like the best of New Yorkers and head to the airport. I still have the rest of July for the Sabbatical, and massive amounts of work to put...
View ArticleShort Cuts, Herbicides, Church Growth Techniques and a Swath of Death
Flower Bed and Weeds As I continue my work of finding multiple parallels between church and garden, I find myself frequently returning to the issue of short cuts. The current picture: my...
View ArticleOn Earth As It Is In Heaven, Initial Reflections on “Everything Must Change”...
I read this New York Times Magazine article with fascination, drawn into the beauty of the life of people on a Greek island. The writer has been seeking to find the key to their extraordinarily long...
View ArticleUS House of Representatives: Just Try Living on the Poverty Line
This editorial calls what the House Representatives have done by cutting food stamps as “act of supreme indifference.” The comments on the article are breaking my heart. Over and over, the commentators...
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