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 . . .” »
Intimacy, I think is why we were created and what most of us are searching for. True freedom comes from knowing that you are loved. If we could accept and believe that we are unconditionally loved and embraced we could live life and whatever it presents to us. Freedom is the core of the spiritual … Read More “Notes from the Pastor’s Pen . . .” »
