More snow than I expected ( lots more than I wanted). I’m only grateful its not on a weekend, though its timing in the middle of yesterday’s rush hour was not good either. I do enjoy being on this campus in the snow, because it is especially beautiful. Anyway, hope you are enjoying it all […]
As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter and Andrew his brother casting his net into the sea because they were fishermen.Matthew 4.18 They were casting their nets into the sea because they were fishermen. That seems like an incredibly obvious thing for Matthew to point out to us. […]
It is too small a thing for you… Isaiah 49.6 Sometimes God is trying to tell us, sometimes he’s actually using our frustrations and failures to help us see that the dreams we’re dreaming are little tiny dreams, the goals we’re pursuing are not significant, we’re taking life and shrinking it down to pocket size. […]
“Plan B” living is what happens when things don’t go as planned. By that definition most all of us are “Plan B” people living “Plan B” lives.Same for most all of the hero’s of the Bible. Their stories are stories of what happened after what they thought was going to happen didn’t happen.Joseph (the son […]
Happy New Year.2011 is going to be a great year here at Nativity and it all starts this weekend. We are kicking things off with a new message series, “Plan B” which is all about what happens when life doesn’t go as planned, how God works in those incredibly important moments. If you are on the […]
This is the third post in a series to mark the end of the year. Yesterday I offered New Year resolutions for myself and for the parish. The day before, some reflections on 2010 and the amazing year that is passing. Today, some predictions for 2011. In 2011 more people will find themselves singing in […]
This is the second of three posts for the end of the year, looking back on 2010 and ahead to 2011. Just some things I’m thinking about, significant and not. It’s more or less off the top of my head, definitely not comprehensive and in no particular order at all.Yesterday I offered some reflections. Today […]
This is one of three posts looking forward to 2011 and things I am thinking about for myself and for our church community: some resolutions, some reflections and some predictions more or less off the top of my head.Today, I’m offering reflections.2010 was an amazing year. Just amazing. By any measurable standard what was going on […]
It’s Christmas time. It’s finally here. I drove over to the fairgrounds last night and as I pulled in I was wondering what was going on, the parking lot looked full. It was our own volunteer ministry staff at work on the final preparations. The place looks great thanks to them. This is our sixth Christmas […]
Christmas at the Fairgrounds is only days away, and all of us here are getting pretty excited about it. Our incredible Ops Team started moving in yesterday afternoon and should be finished set up by tomorrow. Then the tech people start installing lights and video and then the musicians begin rehearsals. On Thursday we are […]
