I can only remember two times in my adult life that someone has taken the time to look me in the eyes and give me a blessing.
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Because my previous pastoral appointment was to a new church start, I didn’t have a normal church office. We worshipped in an elementary school, and the principal kindly let me office there as well.
When we hear Ecclesiastes 3, most of us skip straight to a funeral, or to the Byrds.
There is something about getting things in order that brings a sense of peace.
I don’t drink coffee.
I love cruises. I love being on the water. There’s something about it—the movement, the openness, the sense of being carried somewhere beyond yourself.But I love the smell of it. I love the process—the brewing, the waiting, the sound of it coming together.
I don’t drink coffee.
But I love the smell of it. I love the process—the brewing, the waiting, the sound of it coming together.
There are things in life that can harden us. Disappointments. Hurt. Waiting. Repeated struggles.
There’s something mysterious and slightly uneasy about this verse to me.