Starting long ago I posted on every line of the Lord’s Prayer. In fact I’ve done it a couple of times, first in writing on the questions and answers of the Heidelberg Catechism, and again in my “Letters to a Young Pastor” series. The posts are still there and you can find them by clicking […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, 6th Sunday after Pentecost/Proper 11(16), Luke 10:38-42
The 6th Sunday after Pentecost/Proper 11(16) is the third week in a quick journey through Luke chapter 10. Luke 10:38-42 The lectionary Gospel is Luke 10:38-42, one of the stories where Jesus interacts with the people who seem to have been his closest friends outside of the twelve apostles. We see Jesus here with Martha […]
Monday Meditation: RCL Year C, 6th Sunday of Easter, John 5:1-9
Sometimes the Revised Common Lectionary offers two Gospel readings to choose from. The Sixth Sunday of Easter in Year C is one of those times. They don’t explain why, and I frankly cannot guess. I suspect it is an attempt to get me to write more blog posts. John 5:1-9 In any case, I already […]
Letters to a Young Pastor: Can Your Remove a Layer of Stress?
Dear ______: I totally get it: finding a way to keep muddling through in the midst of stress isn’t always the best answer. Sometimes it helps to find a way to actually remove a layer of stress. Can You Remove a Layer of Stress? There are, perhaps, two ways to approach this, on the timely-but-probably-horrible […]
Letters to a Young Pastor: Dealing with Stress
Dear ______: You are absolutely right: It has been far too long since we’ve written to each other. Thanks for the update on your life in this final year of seminary. It does sound really stressful. You probably feel like the weight of the whole world is on your shoulders — like poor old Atlas. […]
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