REFLECTIONS
Letters from the new pastor- A Prayer for My Church
I pray that you always remain discontent when it comes to injustice, oppression and rejection. That you are provoked to action when you see a person rejected. That you are moved to action when you encounter someone who is not yet set free by the power of Jesus Christ. That you never stop accepting the people who have not always been welcomed among us.
Book Review- A Burning In My Bones, The Authorized Biography of Eugene Peterson (by Winn Collier)
A Burning In My Bones gets all the stars I have to offer. Winn Collier is a masterful storyteller, capturing not only the beautiful arc of Eugene’s story, but also the crevices, the wrinkles and, with grace, a few warts. He's focused a lens into this contemplative pastor's life and made it accessible— peeled back the curtain for us all.
Letters from the new pastor - One year ago
May you experience the love of Christ, though it is too great to understand fully. Then you will be made complete with all the fullness of life and power that comes from God.
-adapted from Paul’s prayers for the Ephesian church