Dec 18, 2014 | Pastor's Blog
I hurt for people who are treated differently, for whatever reason. In the midst of Advent, a season of hope, I hope for people of faith to actively work to break down the walls that separate, many of which we have erected ourselves (knowingly and unknowingly). In...
Dec 11, 2014 | Pastor's Blog
In the FaithLink gathering this past Sunday morning, the group talked about Advent. We admitted how our Christmas preparations, as good intentioned as they are, often get in the way of our experiencing Advent, a time of waiting, reflection, and yes, preparation...
Dec 4, 2014 | Pastor's Blog
Each month, on the first Tuesday at 7 a.m., a table or two of men gather at River Road Church, Baptist to eat breakfast, shoot the breeze and pray for whatever is on their minds that morning. If you like your eggs and bacon free, your coffee hot and your...
Dec 1, 2014 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the Winter 2014 Quarterly Explorer Faith is changing. Not the content of it. God is still the Creator, Jesus is still Lord, and the Holy Spirit still scares the heck out of Baptists. What is changing is the way faith is practiced, organized,...
Nov 26, 2014 | Pastor's Blog
Tis the season when we struggle with what to give to people we love. Erma Bombeck once famously remarked about regrets people share toward the end of their life: “I wish I had spent more time at the office….” What about the challenge of trying to find something for...
Nov 20, 2014 | Pastor's Blog |
As I have met and been introduced by various River Road people over the past six weeks, the most frequent question I have been asked is, “What is an Intentional Interim Church Administrator?” Since titles for church staff often times identifies responsibilities and...
