“Happy Last Supper” That was the closing remark from a songwriter as he finished his original song about the loss of a recent relationship. I decided this year to observe Maundy Thursday in the community and Good Friday in a church. The experience was eye-opening. It...

There is this moment that changes everything for me. I only became aware of it in recent months. Or maybe I actually shifted my practice in recent months without being aware of it. Those of us in church ministry are exposed to many opportunities to pray, sometimes...

Over the years, I have had conversations with other church leaders about why they wanted to go into the ministry. The two most common stories are either about the kind of church that they grew up in and the other, about the transformative experience of church camp....

NOTE: Last week I wrote about my hunch that those of us in the church today will be known as the "letting go generation." Here is a similar reflection by the Rev. Scott Delgarno, poet and pastor at Southminster Presbyterian Church, Beaverton, Oregon. “How Can We Sing...

Ten years ago after I had returned from my 4,000-mile cycling pilgrimage through the Western United States I gave a presentation at the presbytery meeting held at Corvallis, First. I remember saying, “I am convinced that when history looks back at this time that we...