Tag Archives: Ordination
An Easter Moment
I’m not sure why I have waited so long to tell this story, but on this Easter morning as my overwhelming joy is being converted to tears rolling down my cheek, I thought I’d share. This is a brief story … Continue reading
Unpopular: Humility
In that field I knelt down to pick up the pieces of someone’s home. I had sweat on my brow and a young girl’s toy in my hands. A few days earlier I knelt down to be ordained by Bishop Palmer. I had a stole around my neck and a Bible in my hands. Somehow it felt pretty much the same. Continue reading
No relief for the Reverend
So, now I’m ordained. Someone asked me on Sunday if I feel any different. My immediate thought was, “No,” but I paused before I answered and thought about it and said, “Yes, I guess I sort of do feel different.” … Continue reading
Dear Mom
Dear Mom, 17 years ago I told you I knew what I wanted to be when I grew up. I was 15 years old. It was the night your Dad died, and I was being tormented with a whirlwind of … Continue reading
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Fixing the Skandal
A few weeks ago, my friend and colleague Will Deuel had a series of posts on his blog, “A Man Called Preach.” His series of posts about the Skand-lous mission of the Board of Ordained Minstry created quite a whirlwind, … Continue reading
