A few months ago, Creative Commons updated their licenses to version 4.0. I have finally updated the blog's licensing to match. Same license, just updated version!

Incoming Transmission…

I seem to have disappeared during the holiday season. Lots of travelling, working, interviewing, and family gatherings filled the last month or so! I've got a few posts ready to come out, though, so stay tuned!

Sermons Page Update

Sermons Page UpdateWell, it took a lot longer than it should have, but I have finally updated the Sermons page with a text copy of (almost) every sermon I have preached since entering Seminary--you can blame The Outlaw Monk for reminding me that the page was years out of date. I am collecting the audio … Continue reading Sermons Page Update

New ELCA Presiding Bishop

New ELCA Presiding BishopBishop Elizabeth Eaton of the Northeast Ohio Synod has been elected the new Presiding Bishop of the ELCA. Of course, this now means that NEOS has to elect a new Bishop. Election time!

Detroit 2015: Everyone Please Take a Breath

This guy gets it!

Network is a Verb

It was with some dismay and a bit of disappointment that I’ve been reading the ongoing comments and conversation in blogs and on Facebook about the City of Detroit as the site of the 2015 ELCA Youth Gathering. I know that the news about the legal bankruptcy of the City of Detroit is very big news, and the implications for the city and those who live in it are immense. But to be honest, at this point in the game, it’s really not helpful, or even appropriate for those of us who are invested in the ELCA Youth Gathering to begin the ‘sky is falling’ mantras.

I have been very involved in the Gathering since I took my first congregational group to the event in San Antonio in 1988. I have served on several different leadership teams over the years, and in 2012 was blessed to be the co-team…

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