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Praying for those who can’t pray for themselves
I am now ending my third week on sabbatical. So far, it’s going way too quickly! In addition to working on research for my doctoral thesis, I’m using this time to have more thorough prayer time. My prayer and devotional life was getting pretty dry. It was more perfunctory than relational; more of an obligation… Continue reading
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The beginning of my sabbatical
At 11:59:59PM tonight, my world will change … at least for about 6 weeks while I’m on sabbatical to work on my doctoral thesis. Maybe that sounds overly dramatic, but, at that time, I will turn off my church email, I will redirect our congregational care telephone number, and I will turn my cell phone… Continue reading
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All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit
When the day of Pentecost had come, [the apostles] were all together in one place. And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of… Continue reading
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Fiddling while the world burns — Prophets and Monarchs
What follows is an excellent historical/faithful reflection on the legend that Nero fiddled while Rome burned. It was written by a friend of mine from the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia who recently graduated with an MBA from Harvard. Enjoy the read. The world burns. God fiddles. The story is told that Nero fiddled while Rome… Continue reading
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Welcoming Jamie Donahue: Bethel’s Summer Intern
I’m thrilled to welcome Jamie Donahue to Bethel as our summer intern. This really will be a different kind of internship. Jamie is a business and marketing major at Roanoke College. We talked a few months about her interest in having a summer internship and remaining in the Manassas area. I jokingly said “Hey …… Continue reading
Epicurious Lutheran 