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Tired?
A pastor friend of mine once posted that you should not come home from work tired. While I understand what he is saying I disagree, at least a little. Sometimes work does wear you out. Even when you love what you are doing. Now I am not saying you should come home drained, yet sometimes…
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SNOW!
We got just a little bit of snow. Over 30″ with drifts as tall as me. I am 6′-4″. The town is shut down. The only things open are the gas station, the grocery store, and the center. We have been incredibly busy. Working with a partner we are operating the homeless shelter in town.…
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Love Them while you can.
This is a hard post to write. I may not even post it. We had our cat die tonight. One of the dogs was playing with her a little too roughly. I found her wet and stressed. She died in my arms. She died in my arms. The same arms that I held her in…
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Zoo.
I really like zoos. I have joked that if I ever won a big lottery I would do like in the movie “We Bought a Zoo.” Well, maybe not to that extent and with 5 dogs and a cat, some would say that Jackie lives in a zoo. But zoos and animals in general are…
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We are all broken
My favorite coffee mug is one with the handle broken off. I have had it for years having bought it during a visit to Rocky Mountain National Park and Estes Park. It is white and green, and the green handle broke off when I dropped it. I bought a replacement during a visit to Estes.…
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Cold night
It turned dangerously cold last night. I woke to a temperature of -2. Cold. The type of cold which can kill. The kind that can quickly cause harm, particularly to exposed skin or under dressed people. Last night we had a shelter open. Thanks to a partnership with the tribe, the ELCA, and our friend…
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Election Day
Today is election day in America. Tomorrow, we get a slight break from political ads. But politics will continue. Later tonight and for the next few days we will hear analysis of the results. I am happy that I no longer get live TV. The ads have been less invasive. But I know get emails…
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Compassion Fatigue, Fatigue from Compassion.
You must rest if you want to be in it for the long haul.
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Confirmation
I remember in seminary the conversations we had about confirmation. Many of my classmates dreaded teaching confirmation. Before I continue, I need to explain what confirmation is. In many protestant denominations we have a dedicated time in which we ask, typically mid school aged, kids to spend time learning the basics of their faith on…
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Sermon, Message, Discussion…
Whatever you want to call it Pastors are supposed to be good at is giving the weekly message in church each week. And if that does not scare you, we are taught in seminary that we are speaking the words of God. Really? Me? Come on, have you met me? When I entered seminary, I…
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