“Faith is different from theology because theology is reasoned, systematic, and orderly, whereas faith is disorderly, intermittent, and full of surprises…. Faith is homesickness. Faith is a lump in the throat. Faith is less a position on than a movement … Continue reading →

I know you should probably set the pattern securely before breaking it, but this video cam across my desk this week and I have to share it with you now! It’s musical, yes, in the sense that there’s a combo of … Continue reading →

Today is the day the church remembers (and celebrates in various ways) the Baptism of Jesus. This morning was the first Sunday for me as interim music director and it was a busy one. As is my pattern on Sunday, … Continue reading →

Mary Beth at RevGalBlogPals writes: One of the best ways I have found to do this is to give everything that comes into my house a HOME. And I can easily tell that I have too many things when there … Continue reading →

I got a contract letter. There needs to be some discussion about the details. While I’m a bit shocked at the starting point I know my case is strong. I have confidence that this isn’t a malicious or concerted effort … Continue reading →

“Hi. I’m NFH and I over-function. Probably so that people will like me and I gain their approval.” The other standard result is that the organization under-functions and I am put in awkward positions and made to be the bad-guy.  Here … Continue reading →

So now that my DH is laid off, I talked him into taking a J-term class at the sem (since it is a sponsored class and we wouldn’t actually have to pay for anything besides his books.) The first week … Continue reading →