Pastor's Blog

The HISTORY: “Think proactive, not reactive.” That was on our lips as we gathered together the Discernment and Operational Leadership Tea...

I believe in you. You were thrown a very strange curve ball your senior year. Instead of celebrating your commencement on campus this May...

It has been too long since we have been able to come together in the sanctuary for worship. I miss seeing everyone as we gather in the pew...

“There isn’t an ill wind that doesn’t blow some good.” You might remember me sharing this statement that Mom would always say when faced w...

Let’s begin by removing the word virtual from our vocabulary when it comes to watching worship online. Virtual assumes it is less than r...

“Lord, give me patience.” That seems to be the prayer that I’m saying most often lately. In my normal life, pre- coronavirus, I have vari...

Alright y’all. There is funky news EVERYWHERE. I can handle it every once in a while, but it seems like that’s all I am seeing. And I get...

When the world felt dark and scary, Martin Luther turned to ancient lyrics and used them to write his most famous hymn, A Mighty Fortress...

Individually and collectively, we want to be a non-anxious and helpful presence in any crisis. I am always encouraged because the good (a...

…Or maybe I should say, “Just the way things were.” Isn’t that how we want things to be? Just like they were? You know, thriving stock ma...

Being an empty nester was short lived. I’m pretty sure it lasted ten months from August of 2012 to May of 2013. Ah, I remember it well! B...

When I was growing up, I remember this old folk tale. For me it was Henny Penny, but it’s known by lots of names: Chicken Little, Goosey ...

I saw this post the other day that I thought was so funny. It said, “Nobody talks about Jesus’ miracle of having 12 close friends in his ...

Every time we have a New Member class at Christ Providence, we ask each person the question: “Who is your St. Andrew?” We explain how the...

So, now this seems to have turned into an annual thing: the non-pastors on our church leadership staff get scheduled to blog. And I hav...