Monthly Archives: August 2014

On Sunday we are going to bury the question “Am I doing this right?” Perhaps we won’t bury it once and for all (the question has a way of never dying), but we will stop making it so front and … Continue reading →

I’m not always at Rainbow on Saturday mornings, but today I was and boy am I glad! I went mainly to say goodbye to the group of senior highers and sponsors who will be spending the next 24 hours at … Continue reading →

My framework for thinking about baptism and church membership was pretty clear-cut growing up. Basically the two were tied together. You don’t get baptized outside the context of a church community, and you wait to be baptized until you can … Continue reading →

Backpacks are back in style (unlike fanny packs I’m told). I didn’t realize school was back in session until 1) seeing all the back to school photos posted by proud parents on facebook and 2) driving by Frank Rushton Elementary … Continue reading →

I have a friend who calls me “Preach.” I don’t mind it in the same way I didn’t mind when Jesse’s grandpa Ransom used to call me “Pumpkin.” (On one occasion, after he called me that in front of congregational … Continue reading →

I had the privilege of officiating at the August 3 wedding of David and Leah Gaeddert. The wedding was held in the Flint Hills near Elmdale, KS. There we were in the GREAT company of grasshoppers, bumblebees, prairie grasses, limestone, … Continue reading →