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When life is bitter pill – Advent Psalms of Lament, Part 2

This week I welcome guest blogger, Jeff Byerly. Jeff is my pastoral colleague, friend, ThD classmate, and traveling partner! He and his wife Tasha have two daughters, a son-in-law and new grandbaby! As I mentioned in the previous post, we will turn our hearts toward lament in order to turn our heads upward toward God’sContinue reading “When life is bitter pill – Advent Psalms of Lament, Part 2”

A confusing beginning to Jesus’ resurrection – John 20, Part 1

We make a big deal about Jesus’ resurrection on Easter.  But I wonder how much you have thought about the resurrection since Easter?  Do you think about the resurrection much?  I suspect most of us, me included, think about it around Easter, and maybe every now and then when a song mentions it.  But IContinue reading “A confusing beginning to Jesus’ resurrection – John 20, Part 1”

What NOT to say during the storms of life – Acts 27, Part 2

Does 2020 make you feel like yelling? Losing your temper? Our local school district had a board meeting last evening, and people expressed their frustration with the plans, or lack thereof…depending on their opinion, for having kids return to school safely in the middle of a pandemic. It is a very emotional time we’re livingContinue reading “What NOT to say during the storms of life – Acts 27, Part 2”