Scotty Sauls, speaker at our Rooted conference and hosting the next Rooted conference in October, has written a great piece on the emotional toll of pastors. Like him, I’m blessed to be serve a congregation that understands my limitations and doesn’t make unrealistic demands on my family (praise God for the Advent), but the toll […]

Our plan for Ash Wednesday (today) is to preach Jesus Christ and him crucified.  In the Episcopal diocese of El Camino Real, they and their bishop are taking a different approach. http://amp.sanluisobispo.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article199143744.html  Even the Babylon Bee did a send up: http://babylonbee.com/news/37-episcopalians-remaining-planet-vote-stop-using-male-pronouns-god/ – Andrew

It is as if our denomination has grown so extreme that it escapes notice.  The postman biting the dog no longer makes news.  I post this because I have already received a number of emails asking if the story is true—it is.  But rather than react in self-righteousness, let us pray for our denomination and […]

This article is a follow up to my last sermon on Mark 1 about settling for the experience and not seeking the experience giver.  I wish I had read this before I preached. It is about Eastern Orthodoxy, but you could easily substitute ‘Anglicanism’ where it reads ‘Orthodox’ and it is spot on. https://www.whitehorseinn.org/article/a-call-for-orthodox-churches-to-preach-the-gospel/ (Subscription […]