Nov 1, 2013 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the monthly Explorer, November 2013 edition. Practicing Our Faith, edited by Dorothy Bass, describes a dozen practices common to Christians around the world. Not every Christian engages in each of the 12 practices, but many Christians engage in...
Oct 1, 2013 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the monthly Explorer, October 2013 edition. In January of 2012, Dr. Clingenpeel asked if I would return to the staff and church as Interim Minister to Students. Believing the call to ministry, especially youth ministry, was life-long, I said...
Sep 1, 2013 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the monthly Explorer, September 2013 edition. Brian Doyle is an editor at the University of Portland who writes a weekly online column titled Epiphanies. Often it’s worth a read. In a recent column he writes about a memory from his college...
Sep 1, 2013 | Pastor's Blog
Originally published in the Quarterly Explorer, Fall 2013 edition. Myth #1: I need to be a biblical scholar to have anything worth saying. Fact: While we certainly do not lack for well-educated theological thinkers in our congregation, have produced lovely devotions,...
Sep 1, 2013 | Pastor's Blog, Youth Blog
Originally published in the Quarterly Explorer, Fall 2013 edition. As I finished my undergraduate studies, it was the perfect time to reflect upon my past four years. What have I learned? What do I want to remember? How can I share my newly acquired knowledge with...
