Going on to Perfection...

For the past three and a half weeks, Ben and I have been on sabbatical leave. Much like missionaries who have been out in the field for aw...

I do this kind of a post almost every year -- if not publishing it here, at least in my journals...or in my head. The annual debrief on how ...

Today was a new step for us at The Vine ; we held our first worship gathering downtown at a lovely spot called the Artist Cafe . We've...

I started these socks in April of 2012 when I was on vacation. I finally finished the first one yesterday. It's not that this pattern ...

Every time I stop for more than a few days, I get the itch to write again. I remember a time several years ago when I was writing regularly ...

Ben and I have been homeowners for a little over a week. We've been living here since Saturday, which was the big move day. I am so th...

It's started. The boxes have invaded. They are taking over our territory. Our living space has been compromised. Chaos is impendi...

Two weeks ago, I had this encounter in the Market Basket in Central Plaza here in Haverhill. For those of you blessed with a Market Basket...

Being a pastor, I spend a not-so insignificant amount of time thinking about the church and about the nature of the church and about growing...

So I used to be one of those people who, at Annual Conference, didn't think the resolutions we passed made any difference. Supporting Fa...

It has been a few weeks since I've posted here; lots of stuff has been happening - a ramp up in fundraising for the trip to Guatemala,...

This is a picture of my current knitting project. Pretty, right? It's super fun and easy to make (pattern here ). Problem is, this may...

This past Sunday, Ben and I announced to Good Shepherd UMC that we'll be leaving to go to full time ministry with The Vine as of July 1...

One thing that I have been very bad at that many of my colleagues in ministry do on a regular basis is: have office hours - times when they ...

I'm getting ready to go on a mission trip this Spring - the first international mission trip I have ever been on. I'll be going with...

I always end vacation with this vow to do more of "x" or less of "y". This time, I'm trying to resist the urge (with...

Every year I get this same itch: to start writing again and put my thoughts out there on a regular basis. Problem is, I never seem to carve ...

I am here once more at the ordination service of the New England Annual Conference.  Eight years ago at a service much like this one, I reco...

I was invited to speak at Haverhill's 9/11 Service of Remembrance that was held at noon on the steps of city hall. It was my first city...

I am contemplating, again, returning to blogging. Whether this means a return to this blog in particular, or the creation of a new one, I h...