When Grace Happens

The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of or opinions of Edenton Street United Methodist Church. “To the most amazingest mommy. I love you ‘now’ matter what.” ~ That’s the message six and a half year old Virginia wrote in crayon above her coloring of a heart she drew, which now hangs in her mom’s (my coworker’s) office. No doubt she meant to say, “I love you “no matter what,” but, as she explained to me, she was only six at the time. Acc

“Sometimes I come in the church and leave and it’s as if I were invisible.” That was one of the saddest comments I received back from a survey sent out last week to folks who have passed through the doors of The Gathering, our Sunday morning contemporary service at church.  More troublesome is that it was completely anonymous, so I can’t tell whether it was written by a guest, a regular attender…or Jesus.  Trust me, if I knew Jesus’s email address, I would have surely

Running late for work this day was a little different than other days. I was going to meet with my boss, who happens to also be my pastor. I had a full to do list running through my head. Time to get busy. After a quick stop at the Starbucks drive-through, I headed downtown. Then, a few blocks from a packed day, I saw her walking along a busy thoroughfare. All her bags, her belongings, on her shoulders. As cars whizzed by, I thought of stopping, but there were people behind m

Ever heard of LKQ? It’s one of my favorite places to hang out. Ten days ago they reported record revenue for this year as $2.04 billion, which is up 32% from last year. What is LKQ? A salvage yard. They used to call them junkyards. I’ve always wondered why I love going to salvage yards. Three things I discovered: 1. When I looked up the word “salvage” it said, “To save or rescue. To gain something beneficial from a failure.” No wonder I always sensed something special at the

“Everywhere is walking distance if you have the time.” ~ Steven Wright I write about mountains quite a bit, so I figured I should actually experience a real one…first hand. I spent the last few months trying to decide which of Colorado’s 14,000 foot mountain peaks to attempt on my vacation. After much indecision, I decided on Mt. Quandary. (Yes, that’s a real mountain, and yes, it seemed like the obvious choice.) I set out this week to see Colorado and to experience lif