by Gene | Mar 28, 2022 | Business, Church, Food, Leadership
We’ve all heard ourselves or someone else say things like “Well, from where I sit” or “From my perspective”. When you hear this, whether you asked for it or not, you know you’re about to get their opinion on a particular subject...
by Gene | Aug 30, 2021 | Faith, Leadership, monday muse, RESTōR, sermon+, the monday after
THE TRUTH IS: Yesterday, we closed out the “IDOLS” collection of talks. Many of us took some big steps forward in refocusing our worship off of ourselves and our preferred idols and onto Jesus instead. We recognized that much of our idol worship has to do...
by Gene | Aug 23, 2021 | Faith, Leadership, monday muse, RESTōR, sermon+, the monday after
WITHOUT PREJUDICE: Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and right-doing, [out beyond shame and fear] there is a field. I’ll meet you there. Rumi For far too much of her history the church has allowed a prejudicial culture to take root and cause harm. I believe God’s...
by Gene | Aug 16, 2021 | Faith, Leadership, monday muse, RESTōR, sermon+, the monday after
Kingdom Allegiance: To what and to whom do we pledge allegiance? It is imperative that we give consideration to this question. What is our obligation to an earthly kingdom? You’ve heard the oft-repeated assessment of a certain ilk of Christianity who are “too heavenly...
by Gene | Jul 6, 2021 | Faith, Family, Leadership, Marriage
PSA…public service announcement or prostate-specific antigen? Yes, it is the latter. Previous blog posts have described the journey the queen and I have been on since my prostate cancer diagnosis in January. She has also done some terrific writing on the subject...
by Gene | May 15, 2021 | Faith, Family, Leadership, Men
Kings and Queens. They rise and fall. But the enduring relationships of our lives are filled with royals who trudge through all the dark and treacherous places with us. My queen is a royal of royals navigating life with me for over 30 years and this week we begin...
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