Category Archives: change

New Years resolutions are probably useless unless …

Posted on December 31, 2016 by

Here I am again, fatter than I want to be, spending too much time staring at Facebook, watching too much crappy TV and my workout ethic is at sloth level. And here I am once again on New Year’s Eve … Continue reading →

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Change takes more than updating your Facebook status

Posted on November 23, 2016 by

The bumper sticker on the car in front of me, the car that I watched come up behind me weaving in and out of highway traffic at about 90 miles an hour, read, “Be the change you want to see.” … Continue reading →

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Wasting my bonus days

Posted on January 18, 2016 by

I think I’m wasting my bonus days. Or, at least, I think I’m wasting too much of them. Imagine you have a giant bowl of mashed potatoes and are a huge spud fan. If you have a gallon of mashed potatoes, you … Continue reading →

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Life: have you tried turning it off and on?

Posted on January 1, 2016 by

Reboot. It’s the first word used by technology nerds in answer to a multitude of questions: “Why is my phone doing …?” “Why is my TV not …?” “Why is my computer so …?” “Why is my toaster …?” Have … Continue reading →

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Holy Freak-out, Batman! What just happened?

Posted on August 15, 2014 by

Sheesh, that was out of control. It felt like I was a combat veteran in one of the thriller movies I like to watch. You know the scene? A car backfires and the loud bang sends the vet into a … Continue reading →

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It’s official. As of 11:45 AM today, I’m a fulltime pastor again.

Posted on January 19, 2014 by

Today, the membership of a church right here in the middle of little Westbrook, Maine voted to call me as its new shepherd. The vote came directly after I delivered my 20th message there. That’s odd. The usual process for … Continue reading →

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How is your eyesight? Your hearing? What do you see? What do you hear?

Posted on May 20, 2013 by

Have you ever sat and listened to the birds? I mean, really listened, not just, “woah, listen to those birds.” This afternoon I sat and listened. That’s not like me. Or, at least, it’s not like the me I used … Continue reading →

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