“The boy Samuel ministered before the LORD under Eli. In those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions. One night Eli, whose eyes were becoming so weak that he could barely see, was lying down in usual place. The lamp of God had not[…]
Joe Maddon, the Rays and 1 Thessalonians
A pastor friend of mine were catching up back in June and he recommended a book to me about my hometown baseball team – the Tampa Bay Rays. Now, it should be stated that my Major League Baseball affiliations have been somewhat wonky. To be honest, I was a fan[…]
VBS as a grown up…
This week has been Vacation Bible School at our church. At last count there were nearly 400 children hanging out for some undersea adventures. The theme this year was “going deep with God” and there are scenes from the ocean everywhere! We even have an octopus named Ocho that hangs[…]
a post for the Church…
“So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.[…]
Unapologetically Beautiful Art
If you’ve spent anytime with me recently, you know I have a new favorite band. The band’s name is the Rend Collective Experiment. They’re a band from Ireland, which automatically makes them worth a listen, and they have an incredibly amazing sound. I was talking to a worship leader friend[…]
Rounded Edges
When I was a growing up, my family would take these epic 2-3 week long family vacations to upstate New York. This was my gramma’s home town area and for 3 days as we drove up from Florida, we’d think of all the family we would see and all the[…]
The Sabbath Difference
I started reading a new book this week, The Gift of Rest: Rediscovering the Beauty of the Sabbath by Senator Joe Lieberman. Picking up this book was probably the last thing I should have done. I’m currently reading several different books for the many different projects that I find myself leading or[…]
Looking around…
I’m a big fan of pretty much all things Disney. I guess it comes from growing up in Mickey Mouse’s backyard. When we had family visit from out of town, we knew that it meant a 90 minute drive was getting ready to happen – Disney World here we come![…]
What my dog and cat teach me about ME
Something amazing just happened to me as I sat down to start my blogging today. This is an extremely rare event for many reasons but one that as soon as it happened my brain kicked into overdrive (or maybe it was my heart that did?). As I sat at my[…]
Being wet…
I read this quote this week: “help me to receive again my baptism, to live wet every day of my life, as a child of your covenant, set apart, scrubbed clean, & forgiven.” I’ve been thinking a lot about the journey of faith and this thing we call “Christianity”. According[…]