I got told this morning that I am "finding my identity in being a contrarian". Since I wasn't allowed to do that, I'm essentially reveling in it now. That bugs me, because it seems to minimize any thinking and changing I do. And it is unfair, because in reality I'm...
facing the holiday blues
I debated whether or not to add this link to Pam's thread, but since it deals more with feelings than traditions, I decided to post it on its own. A friend of mine who writes a blog called Ruby Slippers, made this video on coping with holiday grief. It was helpful...
toast: your special place
Ya that's not a joke. One time I came home to find Lisa sitting in her study in a comfy chair. She had a candle lit with smooth stones circled round it. She had very soft yoga music playing. There was a cup of tea on the nearby table. She was writing in her journal....
belonging
this is a post i wrote about what happened when i decided to join our church. i'm still kind of bemused, uncertain, giddy from doing it. http://theunsparedrod.wordpress.com/2013/11/23/measure/
Jesus wants you on the love seat not the hot seat
This cartoon yesterday is making the rounds. I was thinking of you guys when I drew it.
This Pastor Has Had It
Chris M, posted an account of a popular, charismatic pastor having an affair with the pianist (?). And then he spoke of the personal connections he had with this episode, which made for interesting reading (to say the least). He made the point that this was fucking...
Conservatism is not always where you expect
I follow and interact with a diverse range of people online, especially on Twitter. One of those is Tiffany Reisz, author of The Siren, first book in a series of books about, Nora, a professional dominatrix and her attempts to get published. The writing is very good...
i loved this silly meme
Sick kid and grieving the loss of prayer.
My son is sick. It might be no more than scarlet fever (because apparently we live in Little House on the Prairie days). But his doctor thinks it's Kawasaki disease, which is much more serious. Of course, I'm terrified. Even without treatment prognosis is good, but...
Blog Post: The Spirit and the Stomach Bug. It’s hard to be holy when you have diarrhea.
Some of you have seen the blog I write anonymously about being a pastor. Here's another entry. http://clergyguy.blogspot.com/2013/05/the-spirit-and-stomach-bug.html
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