based on Genesis 1:1-2:4a Faithful God……who filled the void with form……the shadow with light……the sky with sun, moon, and stars……the soil with plants……the water, land, and sky with creatures of all kinds……and humanity with breath… …fill us again with your Spirit as we tend to all you have made, including ourselves. Amen.
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Cause a Commotion
This past Sunday was Pentecost Sunday, the day when Christians remember the story in Acts 2 of the Holy Spirit whooshing around the disciples and causing them to speak in different languages so that everyone there can understand them. It’s a story of confusion and chaos as much as it is one of newfound empowermentContinue reading “Cause a Commotion”
Your Pastor Is Not a Scapegoat
One of my favorite sayings in ministry is, “this is not about that.” That is, whatever the presenting issue is (a complaint about a tablecloth shortage for an upcoming dinner, for instance), is really about something else that won’t be as apparent (worries over finances that have resulted in no tablecloths). People decide it isContinue reading “Your Pastor Is Not a Scapegoat”
Jeffrey A. Nelson 