tis the season

It makes sense, I suppose.  Summer is the season for weddings.  I’ve been asked to officiate a few weddings this summer, and have another coming shortly.  Last summer I think I inked my name to a record 10 marriage licenses! And it feels like everywhere I turn I’m running into Read more…

learning my lines

A few months ago I wrote a humorous (imho) post about my new role as the pastor of a small church in Salem, MA. SCCT is running Arthur Miller’s The Crucible this summer, and I am playing the part of Rev. Samuel Parris. It’s a bit out of my norm, Read more…

we have nothing to fear…

Sunday’s sermon took us to the banks of the Jordan River at flood stage.  Israel had been camped there for 3 days, following 40 MORE years of marching through the desert.  Nearly a million people were supposed to get across this uncrossable river–that was God’s plan. His goal in this Read more…

know thyself, or myself

I mentioned that I’d share some of the learnings from our/my interaction with Terry Walling. He was in town Saturday to share with a large group of leaders from all of Calvary’s worship gatherings, and he stayed through Tuesday, when he met with Calvary’s staff plus a few other local Read more…

moving from fear to fun

After a solid day of church staff retreat/meeting with Terry Walling (which was phenomenal, btw, and will be blogged later this week) I scootered home, grabbed some of the random (mine, but random) kids hanging around the house, and made a beeline for the ponds at Harvest Fields.  We spent Read more…