The month of January has historically been the time when some of us make promises to ourselves. This year I have prayerfully decided that I want 2015 to be the year I REALLY live my life like Jesus lived. If I am going to do this I need to do what Jesus did. In part, … Read More “From the January newsletter” »
Richard Rohr, one of my patron saints, notes that people’s lives are divided into two halves. The 1st half is self-centered, ego-driven. The second half is self-emptying, selfless. Rohr states that the vast majority of people never reach the second half of life. St. Paul understood this. In Corinthians he writes “When I was a … Read More “Notes from the Pastor’s Pen” »
Many, many years ago when I was in college in Pasadena, Ca. one of my professors, Dr. Rueben Welch, wrote a book entitled, We Really Do Need Each Other. It was a book about relationships, specifically relationships within the church body. In American culture there is in some people a belief that arises almost to … Read More “Notes from the Pastor’s Pen – May 2014” »
For the past two decades I have struggled with how the Church approaches the Holy Trinity. Its hyper-focus on Jesus Christ, almost ignoring the Father and the Holy Spirit, has led to a misunderstanding of the Trinity. The Power of the Trinity comes in the relationship between the Three. Rich Rohr, one of my patron … Read More “Notes from the Pastor’s Pen – April 2014” »
The Season of Lent begins with “Ash Wednesday” that falls on March 5th this year. Lent is a time of reflection for both the individual and the church. And for the last few weeks, in preparation for Lent, I have been thinking about anger. The is an ocean of anger raging beneath a vast majority … Read More “Notes from the Pastor’s Pen . . .” »
