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January 2010

January 20, 2010

Morning Prayer

O God, set your blessing on us this day. Confirm in us the truth by...

January 01, 2010

I Wish You Could Stay Forever

There’s something about the dawning of a new year that always makes me think about...

December 2009

December 29, 2009

A Very Calvary Christmas

Our Christmas Eve at Calvary was beautiful and wonderful and so, so Calvary. The activities...

December 18, 2009

Light in the Darkness

Reflections for Advent, especially if this is a hard one for you, posted here. Advent...

December 10, 2009

Guest Blogger

We recently completed a preaching class for laity here at Calvary. One of the assignments...

December 07, 2009

A Little Help From My Friends

Since I am the one always blathering on about community, it seems ridiculous that the...

November 2009

November 19, 2009

Break it Up

All of you pastors out there who regularly lament the disinterest and apathy of congregations,...

November 13, 2009

Opinion: The Pastor Goes to the Movies

I'm sharing my thoughts all over the place these days. Recently I pontificated on the...

November 09, 2009

The Dog Ate My Homework

This notoriously bogus excuse from elementary school came back to haunt me the other day,...

October 2009

October 27, 2009

Everytime I Feel the Spirit

I fainted in church Sunday. Fainting in church has always been a secret fear of...

October 21, 2009

Welcome to the Zoo

Recently Calvary staged a talent show, during which we learned (if we didn't know already)...

October 15, 2009

A Perfectly Sane Lament

I dare not fully describe the day I’ve had here. Not only would no one...

October 11, 2009

Reading the Bible: Some Thoughts

I know this is a dangerous admission for someone in my field, but there really...

October 01, 2009

Explain Yourself!

It seemed like a good idea at the time. Early in 2009, during the season...

September 2009

September 17, 2009

Jury Service, Church Duty

I hate to say out loud that I officially feel I’ve had a run of...

September 15, 2009

Back

I haven’t been writing for awhile, and this week I am back at work after...

August 2009

August 12, 2009

Aloha, Baibala

It has been a privilege and a haven for me to spend three mornings a...

August 05, 2009

Sunday Prayer

Sharing the congregational prayer we prayed on Sunday in worship at Kaumakapili Church. One of...

July 2009

July 29, 2009

Sabbatical Irony

I was never very good at languages . . . which can be something of...

July 27, 2009

Ocean Parables

In the hardship post that is the house where we are staying on Oahu this...

July 22, 2009

Reliving

It’s strange and surreal to watch your children relive your childhood. Inevitably the memories come...

July 19, 2009

No Words

What do you do, I wonder, when there are no words? What do you...

July 17, 2009

Baibala Hemolele

I'm spending some time this summer at the offices of Baibala Hemolele, the Hawaiian Bible...

July 15, 2009

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

I categorically refuse to engage in any platitudes about rain and rainbows, but I guess...

July 15, 2009

Kaumakapili Church

On Sunday we attended worship at Kaumakapili Church. There was a guest preacher as their...

July 10, 2009

Hardship Post

View from our house . . .

July 07, 2009

First Church

One of the strange and wonderful experiences of sabbatical is attending church. Since I work most...

June 2009

June 26, 2009

Things I Forgot to Remember

I’ve spent a lot of time these first few days of sabbatical remembering things I’ve...

June 17, 2009

Feast!

I didn't spend even 48 hours there, but what a feast! I just got back from a...

June 10, 2009

Dunked Under

At the risk of sounding a little more dramatic than usual, the start to sabbatical...

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