Feb 18, 2016 | Pastor's Blog |
I grew up on a dairy farm in Norfolk County, Virginia. All of my grandparents and aunts and uncles lived within ten miles of the farm. Every Friday afternoon my family went into town to shop at the grocery store. My brother and sisters and I would visit our...
Feb 11, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
The Lenten season is now upon us. We have met together in worship to receive ashes and Holy Communion. Many of us have made commitments to fast from an item or an attitude. Our worship style on Sundays will change and involve a deepened sense of somberness and penance...
Feb 4, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
Do you keep a task list? Do you prioritize it? Do you eliminate little tasks as they come along, then move on to bigger projects, or do you focus on the more substantial and time-consuming items first and take care of the minutiae later? Do you assign the first three...
Feb 1, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the February 2016 Monthly Explorer Before I agreed to serve as the interim preacher for RRCB, I had to clarify in my own mind exactly what I was being called to be and do. What follows is a compilation of my thoughts. Interims are necessary in...
Jan 28, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
There is a “new” popular interest in being mindful lately—especially because of the stressful routine we live with (Understanding Mindfulness Meditation, Tamara Warta). One useful dimension I’ve noted in the conversation is the identifying of our human capacity to...
Jan 14, 2016 | Pastor's Blog
This past Sunday was one of those days. I don’t mean one of those days – it really was a great day at church. In worship, we ordained five deacons. Since we began to lay hands on our new deacons as an act of blessing a few years ago, the Kellett children (and...
