Last night at our elders meeting we talked about the church Constitution & By-Laws.  That might sound kind of dry and boring, but it’s actually pretty exciting even if you’re not a pastor.  This important document briefly explains what the church is all about.  Sure, it can get into technical ground sometimes, but it’s essentially Continue reading

A day off in the middle of a really crammed stretch of days can be so refreshing. Since my weekends have been (and will be for a while) pretty full, I took off yesterday. Didn’t even leave the house until nearly 6:00 p.m. It was great. The day began perfectly: sleeping in. I didn’t roll Continue reading

This weekend I’m taking a class about leadership.  It’s specifically about leadership as a Mennonite pastor.  I’m really looking forward to it!  The course is part of a series called Gateway put together by Eastern Mennonite University.  The last Gateway course I took was excellent, so I have high expectations for this one.  I’m really Continue reading

In the week or so leading up to Easter, I was simply too busy to blog much.  Now that Easter has come and gone, I’ve just lacked the energy.  I guess it’s like someone who trains for a marathon.  After the race is over, all the adrenaline is gone!  I’ve never run a marathon (yeah, Continue reading

Last night turned into a kind of spontaneous midweek date night.  When Carolyn got home we went to Panera Bread for dinner, then came back and watched a dumb old movie called Baby Boom.  While it was really stupid, at least it was one of those movies that’s so dumb you can laugh at it.  Continue reading

Last night we had a special communion service at Buckingham Presbyterian Church on Main Street in Berlin.  Such a beautiful sanctuary!  It was the perfect place for it. Churches of several denominations came together to remember and celebrate the Lord’s Supper.  Different pastors shared a short devotional thought while communion was served to eleven people Continue reading

GRRRRR Sometimes I hate WordPress.  I just wrote a very lengthy entry, and when I tried to post it, half of it disappeared. GRRRRR Continue reading

Yesterday afternoon I went to the Blood Bank.  They were in Ocean City for two days at the Convention Center.  I walked in and was met by two very cheerful ladies who directed me to a table about four steps away.  So I went there and was met by three more ladies who directed me Continue reading

Yesterday afternoon I found out that I’ll get to join about 100-150 other pastors in a small gathering with Rick Warren.  It’s a week from Monday. Mark Batterson, pastor of National Community Church, posted about the event on his blog this week.  He gave us an email address where we could RSVP.  So I shot Continue reading

WordPress just ate one of my posts! I wrote about having a great lunch yesterday with Merv Stoltzfus, our conference guy.  Don’t feel like writing it all again.  Bummer. Continue reading