Month: June 2019

There are some tough texts coming up in the lectionary. I’m thinking especially of the Hosea 1 [...]

June 25, 2019

“But first.” Such an expedient and automatic answer, isn’t it? [...]

June 24, 2019

Mark A. Torgerson’s book Greening Spaces for Worship and Ministry (Alban, 2012) offers numerous case studies of [...]

June 19, 2019

Fear. I get it. That seems like the most reasonable response when it comes to witnessing about [...]

June 18, 2019

I grew up on a small farm in Eastern North Dakota. In college, I felt a call [...]

June 11, 2019

“I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now” (John 16:12). [...]

June 10, 2019

Happy Pentecost, Dear Working Preachers! If you have been reading my column these past years or are [...]

June 3, 2019