Dealing with difficult people is a critical consideration throughout life, from nursery school to the nursing home. But it doesn’t seem to get that much attention and often we just find ourselves in the middle of a difficult situation unprepared to deal with it effectively. I know from my own experience, that being Pastor […]
Difficult people are all around you. They’re all around me too. And we know them in the very many ways they present themselves to us. the self-centered, self promoting, self aggrandizing narcissist who needs it to be all about him every singe time the sour and stern critic, whose only contribution to any situation or […]
All this weekend I hung out in the Cafe, since I wasn’t preaching. I especially enjoyed meeting new members and new comers and hearing about how they came to us. Over and over again, the number one reason I hear is “the message.” I spoke to two different families this morning who drive a considerable […]
Friday night was a special night here at Nativity. We hosted an evening of worship for our parish ministers. It was an event sponsored by the Creative Department and our music ministers, led by Al Walsh. The music and the worship were transforming and it was great to spend time with the people who make […]
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 […]
