In the family room
Posted in Inspiration, Photos, Scripture on Jun 28th, 2008
Rev. Thom Shuman shares a thoughtful essay on hospitality, one of the scriptural themes for this weekend.
[via Occasional Sightings of the Gospel]
[photo via Stitch]
Monthly Archive for June, 2008
One year this week
Posted in Olmsted Community Church on Jun 23rd, 2008
It was a year ago this week that I began my pastoral duties at Olmsted Community Church. In the course of a year, a pastor experiences almost everything at least once. Now the newness is worn off a bit, but I am wonderfully happy to be serving with the dedicated staff and the great people of [...]
Planet Palmolive?
Posted in Inspiration, Photos on Jun 19th, 2008
It may look like a NASA photo of a distant planet, but it’s actually a picture of a soap bubble. See how it was made here.
What do you call a fizzy soft drink?
Posted in Random Thoughts on Jun 16th, 2008
In my youth, my mother never let us kids have fizzy drinks at home. There were plenty of other junky options, including the ever-present pitcher of red Kool-Aid in the fridge. But if we went out for dinner, we could order a “soft drink”, meaning Coca-Cola, Seven-Up, root beer, or any of the [...]
My worst nightmare became reality
Posted in Olmsted Community Church on Jun 1st, 2008
Ever since I began preaching in 1984, I’ve had a recurring nightmare. I get to the pulpit, look out over the congregation, open my Bible…and find no sermon notes. I panic. I can’t breathe. I can’t think. I have nothing to say, and I stand, humiliated, and have to confess [...]