I returned to pastoral ministry on October 1st of last year. Here are a few brief scenes from that time… In the middle of a service not too long after I began, two of Our Town’s Finest walked in and sat in the back. One was in uniform, the other in plain clothes. I didn’tContinue reading “Chronicles of a Small Church Pastor”
Monthly Archives: September 2026
September 2026 Pop Culture Roundup
Books I Me Mine by George Harrison – A decent introduction to Harrison’s life and career. I would have liked a little more of his voice and less of the biographer’s. The Big Sea by Langston Hughes – Hughes’ first memoir reminded me of Kerouac’s On the Road, in a good way. The Once andContinue reading “September 2026 Pop Culture Roundup”
I Missed a Big Book Birthday
In March of 2016, I became an author for the first time. Coffeehouse Contemplative: Spiritual Direction for the Everyday was published that year by Noesis Press, an imprint of The Davies Group, Publishers. The book explores ways to explore the spiritual whether one is part of a formal faith tradition or community, has left suchContinue reading “I Missed a Big Book Birthday”
