An Everyday Pastor, Pastoring

Genesis 18:1-15...so Sarah laughed. 18:12This weekend, we are starting a new summer series called Anything but Ordinary. It’s a spin off of what we call Ordinary Time in the church: the time of the liturgical year between our fancy high seasons of Christmas and Easter.  Ordinary time.Everyday time.  Over the course of the summer, we’ll take a c...

John 8:2-11...And once again he bent down and wrote on the ground...When they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the elders, and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him... Jesus straightened up and said to her, “Woman, where are they?  (v. 8-10)Matthew 23:23...You have neglected the weightier matters of the law—justice and mercy and faithfu...

 Matthew 19:13-1513 Then children were being brought to him in order that he might lay his hands on them and pray. The disciples spoke sternly to those who brought them, but Jesus said, “Let the children come to me, and do not stop them, for it is to such as these that the kingdom of heaven belongs.” And he laid his hands on them and went on his way.Deuteronomy 24:17-2217 “...

Matthew 28: 1-10Years ago, I hopped in an elevator in the old state of Illinois building—the Bilandic building on LaSalle—one of those old early 20th century skyscrapers built 100 years ago.  Up and up went the elevator until suddenly, the car lurched, groaned and grated to a clanking stop. No one ever wants to be in this position. Ever. I don’t remember having anything on ...