Many things that are frequently said among my Pastor peers makes me uncomfortable or upset. One thing in particular has been bothering me even more lately. I think we have…
read moreCal Newport’s Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World was a game changer. If you, like me, have been greatly bothered by the ways technology has hindered rather…
read moreBrene Brown is a well-known and well-respected leader of leaders who has been widely popular for at least a decade now. Her TED talks are among the most viewed and…
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for Christ plays in ten thousand places, lovely in limbs, and lovely in eyes not his To the Father through the features of men’s faces – Gerald Manley Hopkins I…
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Austin Carty has a Pastor’s Bookshelf and in his book he welcomes the reader to take a peek at that shelf and to learn how to build your own shelf.…
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This book is a historical account of recent white evangelical history in the United States. I think every white, evangelical church goer should read this book! It subverted many assumptions…
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I was not a great mathematician. If you know me well at all I’m sure that surprised you! Nonetheless, I have decided that math is beautiful, poetic, and mystical. That’s…
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I am a fan of Sarah Barton’s Strengthening the Soul of Your Leadership. In the book she references several fragments of prayers from Ted Loder’s Guerrillas of Grace. Because I am such…
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I have recently become a fan of Richard Beck’s blog Experimental Theology. He recently published a post where he shared a prayer from Every Moment Holy that he particularly enjoyed. Shamelessly, I…
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If you are like me, there are moments in your work and life when you struggle to play. Here is a prayer I wrote to help me remember that I…
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