It’s been another eventful writing year for me. The biggest development was the publication of my 8th book, The Unintentional Interim: Ministry in Times of Transition. I had an inkling that the subject matter would resonate with many pastors and church leaders, and I’ve collected enough anecdotal evidence over the course of the year toContinue reading “A 2025 Writing Wrap-Up”
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Year-End Pop Culture Roundup 2025
By my count, this is the 21st time that I have made this list. Regular readers know what it’s about, newer visitors might not. These are my favorite pieces of media that I’ve experienced over the course of the year. Not all of them came out in 2025, but a fair amount of them did.Continue reading “Year-End Pop Culture Roundup 2025”
Christmas Week: Ultron
Previously: Restart, Frankentree, Bing The Sunday before the season began, a group from the congregation stuck around after worship to decorate the sanctuary. This included the only other family in the church close to my own family’s ages, the youngest of whom is a boy in early elementary school. My sermon that day featured aContinue reading “Christmas Week: Ultron”