Morning Reflections

A Pastoral Letter Regarding the Board of Pensions Restructured Benefits for 2025

A Pastoral Letter Regarding the Board of Pensions Restructured Benefits for 2025 Dear Maumee Valley Presbytery Leaders,  By now many of you have heard of the many changes coming regarding the Board of Pension Benefits offerings for 2025.  If you have not heard, Pastor…

As I watch the violence continue to escalate in a place that I once called home, I grieve with my friends - some of which are Jews in Tel Aviv, others Muslims in Jerusalem, others Palestinian Christians - but all united in heart-break. I wrestle with my own sense of powerlessness, yet knowing God will soon call me to action. …...

Violence, War, and the Longing for Shalom As I watch the violence continue to escalate in a place that I once called home, I grieve with my friends – some of which are Jews in Tel Aviv, others Muslims in Jerusalem, others Palestinian…

I deal with churches when they lose their pastor. They are in transition. Often it is a time of anxiety, when at the same time we as denominational leaders are seeing the pool of interims dry up. What would our churches look like if at a time of transition, rather than hiring an interim pastor, we took all that money and spent it on food?...

Return to the Table -Part 2 I deal with churches when they lose their pastor. They are in transition. Often it is a time of anxiety, when at the same time we as denominational leaders are seeing the pool of interims dry up. W…