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A Vocational Vision, 20 Years Developed

I was ordained into ministry in the United Church of Christ on January 23, 2005. I will celebrate 20 years of ordination in a few days. I have taken this milestone as an invitation to reflect not only on my journey so far, but who and where I am at present and who I wishContinue reading “A Vocational Vision, 20 Years Developed”

I Regret to Announce That I Have Begun Bullet Journaling

When I was pastoring local churches, I was able to come up with a relatively simple system for organizing my daily and weekly tasks. Due to the weekly rhythm of sermon and worship preparation, I discovered what parts of that process worked best to be accomplished on certain days. Then I could factor in regularContinue reading “I Regret to Announce That I Have Begun Bullet Journaling”

Offbeat Blackout Poems

Regular blog readers and Instagram followers know how much I enjoy creating blackout poems. I use old free books to make them, but occasionally use other means as well. I enjoy seeing what alternative sentences emerge from the words on a given page. Sometimes they seem profound, at other times they’re rather ordinary. And sometimes,Continue reading “Offbeat Blackout Poems”