What I imagine the complaint file looks like at our former agency with my name on it. (Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com) As we find ourselves in the season of Lent, one of the things I want to make space for grieving is the adoption of a little girl we were matched with. It has … Continue reading Our Girl and the Adoption that Wasn’t
Ashes to Ashes
Photo by cottonbro on Pexels.com This was originally going to be part two of my Jesus and the Baptism for the Forgiveness of Sins Part Deux, but since tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, I thought I'd give myself a break and write about that instead. I was up late last night working on it and I … Continue reading Ashes to Ashes
A Reconstructed Doxology (but not really)
This post late, and shorter than normal. This past Sunday the church I worked for kicked off our second service. It went well, but was honestly a bit of a nightmare to get going. This was something that we had been planning for a few months, and as it goes quite a few things started … Continue reading A Reconstructed Doxology (but not really)
Notes on the Church
Photo by Harry Smith on Pexels.com For almost two years I have been a part of a group that has met to discuss the future of the ELCA in Northwest Ohio. I found myself accepting an invitation to this group via the Bishop and his staff in the Spring of 2020, and the idea was … Continue reading Notes on the Church
A Chapter Removed
Photo by Pixabay on Pexels.com This is a deleted chapter that had made it through most of the book. From draft two, to the penultimate revision. All in, probably 10 drafts or revisions. As it came down to the wire to turn in the final manuscript, I was not comfortable with this going in. There … Continue reading A Chapter Removed
We Don't Trust Your Theology 