ministry
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You really don’t have to do anything
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2 min read
With people trying to fill their time at home, a lot of people think they need to make themselves busy, useful, or needed. You don’t have to. there is no playbook here In the midst of the COVID-19 crisis, it’s tempting to think you have something specific to do. But you don’t. No matter what…
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When you talk about bivocational ministry, what I hear is: We don’t value you. [bctt tweet=”The church’s way of saying – figure it out on your own. Oh, and good luck with that.” username=”revdrewdowns”] Put your money where your mouth is Most of us were raised with the idea that value comes from financial…
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The Impractical Life
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9 min read
At some point we have to pick. Some pick at three. I’m a golfer. Or at seventy-three. I’m a priest. We pick a path. A life. Too often, though, we let a life pick us. [bctt tweet=”‘How will you help change the world?’” nofollow=”yes”] I always struggled with the question of what I want to be when I grow…
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Pastor or Priest?
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8 min read
My friend and teacher, the Rev. Dr. D. Jay Koyle teaches that identity and worship is connected with belief and choice. We make decisions for our personal piety and liturgical acts from a place of understanding the purpose behind the choice. Much of our tradition is inherited through piety and local custom, rather than historical…
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The nuisance of divine planting
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1 min read
I fight the grass, forcing its way up through cracks in the sidewalk and driveway like an OCD sentry, defending the palace from natural invasion – grass our persistent interloper. My right thumb, the out side of the pointer, just below the tip, begin to ache, like I’ve been writing with a flat pencil. The outer…
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Wasted Fruits
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1 min read
One of the aspects of life that challenges my soul.