Chronicles of a Small Church Pastor

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”

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”

My Traveler’s Notebooks

I have kept notebooks for most of my life. The ones I used throughout my school years were mainly for drawing, but I did a little writing here and there as well. Regardless, those earliest times quickly conditioned me to enjoy the look and feel of a fresh notebook, as well as an ongoing needContinue reading “My Traveler’s Notebooks”