Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
(A repost of some of my earlier blogging on other sites. I am occasionally re-posting ones that I think are interesting. Originally posted December 17, 2008) When I woke up this morning I knew it wasn't any better. My lady wife has been asking me for days if something was wrong and I kept telling... Continue Reading →
I'm not sure I have spent as much time on anything in my life as I have on the time topics in the title. Once upon a time, the Christian church was one of the great supporters of artistic creation. Today, I am rapidly coming to the conclusion that one of the great stumbling blocks... Continue Reading →
(A repost of some of my earlier blogging on other sites. I am occasionally re-posting ones that I think are interesting) I thought I'd share this story. Some folks have heard me tell it before. It began with "one of those days". The kind of day when everything seems to go wrong. When it doesn't... Continue Reading →
(I am bringing back some posts from a previous blog I no longer maintain. They are pieces that I am proud of and that I believe still have value. This was first published in March of 2006) It goes against everything we seem to hear about how to deal with you these days. We’re supposed... Continue Reading →
(A repost of some of my earlier blogging on other sites. I am occassionally re-posting ones that I think are interesting. Originally posted February 6, 2009) (I still struggle with this - 2015) Today is National Hug an Episcopalian Day. Having hugged my favorite Episcopalian, my lady wife, I feel I have filled my quota.... Continue Reading →
(July 13, 2014) - My friends know that I bear a curse. Often the first words out of their mouths are "Any trouble this time?". And then they laugh. You see, I have a travelling curse. It's been going on for years now. I get delayed, bumped and re-routed. If there is any bad weather... Continue Reading →
So here's the first thing you need to know about traveling with me. You don't want to travel with me. Seriously. You don't want to travel with me. At least when I'm travelling to church functions. Why? Because....adventures happen. I am in St. Louis MO for the next couple days for meetings to set up... Continue Reading →
Here's the audio from my sermon this morning at Calvary Episcopal Church, Williamsville. This is my best summation of where I am in my theory of youth ministry. This is the first sermon I've ever preached three times! It was very well received all three times (7:45, 9:00 and 11:00) Click HERE for the audio... Continue Reading →
I wanted to do this before it got too far into the past. People always ask "So what's it like?". I can only shake my head. It's not like anything else I've ever experienced. Take your diocesan convention or some large governing body meeting, combine it with a full blown trade show, add in a... Continue Reading →
How can it hurt this much? I met Lee, face to face, exactly once. It was no longer than it takes to eat breakfast and share a few stories. That's it. The rest of our friendship was done virtually through Beliefnet, our blogs and Facebook. There were lots of great conversations and a couple times... Continue Reading →
Stories Are My Life 