When I served as pastor of an innercity church in Kansas City, I was a semi-skilled laborer, building patios and decks throughout the metropolitan area. This was a good fit for the pastor tending to a congregation of poor and working poor congregants. This also led to me being appointed by the Bishop of the […]
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Drawing Your Fears
NPR Reporter, Kainaz Amaria, has written an article about Julie Elman’s Fear Project which was published on the npr.org website this week. It includes Julie’s artistic depiction of my fear and an interview with me about how her art helped me to process and transform my fear. (Click on the image above to see a larger version.)
Our Prayer is in the Practice of Our Trade
When I served as pastor of an innercity church in Kansas City (1985-1997), I was working as a worker-priest, a semi-skilled laborer, building patios and decks throughout the metropolitan area. This was a good fit for the pastor tending to a congr…