Pastoral Ponderings

Dear God,    Is it even possible I’m writing to you for our October Newsletter?  “Where did the time fly?” Isn’t that what “old people” say?     Time is such a funny commodity.  Here’s a list of things we say

Dear God,    I’m confused on how we use the words “godly/Godly” and “Christian”.    If I say someone is a “very Christian person”, what does that mean if the individual displays “virtues” of intolerance, intransigent ideas, ideas of nationalism

Dear God,    I worry a lot with a mix of insecurity.  I’ll call them “worricurities”.    I try not to worry or feel insecure, but it happens anyway.  To be certain, I try not to show it.  The last

Dear God,    Racism and Discrimination are the ugly step-siblings of all that is beautiful in your world.  It seems, when I look through human history, that these siblings are ever-present in human history.    Why is that?  After all,

Dear God,    The Psalmist asks, “How do we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?”    I know I’ve talked with you about this before, but that question keeps going through my mind.  How do we “Do church”

Dear God,    “Help us!”    I wonder if that isn’t the most fundamental prayer of all humanity?     But then when I thought about it, I realize there’s an even more fundamental prayer:    “Help me!”    As a

Extra! Extra!  Read all about it! Congregational Worship Services Suspended Dear God,      Come on, admit it God.  Haven’t you once, just once, prayed for a “snow day”?       Remember when you were a kid (Well, maybe all the human

Dear God,    Your world is in the midst of a crisis.  Surprisingly, there are still people who say this is a crisis created or made worse by “The Media.”  Since “The Media” has become a favorite whipping boy for

             Dear God,              You may have heard that I’m retiring.              Actually, I know it sounds funny to some people, but I believe you’ve been telling me to do so. My prayer life, even in it’s worst days, is

Dear God,      What will the New Year bring? We’ll see.      There’s a parable I’ve read many times over the years which helps me to place all things in perspective and look at life with a sense of allowing