First Week of Advent: Restart

My longtime practice for this Advent series has been to choose a single word to title and distinguish each entry, to give it some unique identifier that gives a hint of what readers will find within. I even go so far as to not repeat the use of any word in future years, so thatContinue reading “First Week of Advent: Restart”

A Holiday Gift-Giving Guide to My Books

Now that, commercially speaking, the holiday season is revving up, you may be seeking gift ideas for your loved ones. If any of them are readers, I may be able to help you. So I am providing this quick-hit guide for the book-lovers in your life. For those interested in spirituality: For clergy and dedicatedContinue reading “A Holiday Gift-Giving Guide to My Books”

Tri-Vocational

When I began in ministry, I was convinced that I was going to be a full-time settled pastor of churches for the entire duration of my career. For various reasons (some of which I discuss in my book The Unintentional Interim), that ended up lasting about 15 years. I left pastoral ministry to work atContinue reading “Tri-Vocational”