It should come as no surprise to folks that the job of being a pastor is pretty stressful. Interestingly, being a minister was wedged between being an assisted living coordinator and marriage counselor in a recent CNN article. If only the writer of the article had understood that we often have ample opportunity to do those jobs …
Dead dogs, Authority and Jesus
The famous theologian Karl Barth once wrote: “God may speak to us through Russian Communism, a flute concerto, a blossoming shrub, or a dead dog.” (CD, Volume 1, Book 1, Section 55) I always thought Barth was joking (he kind of was), but today I understood the reality. But first, let's think about the question …
The Death of Death
In light of some recent happenings in the congregation, I once again come back to that very famous poem by John Donne:
Samuel Weddington 