In the beginning was the Word (alternate tune) In the beginning was the Word;  The Word was from the first with God. In the beginning this same Word, This Word was God and only God.    Al...

A hymn suitable for next week's reading from John 1, the one always looming at the end of the Christmas cycle... #hymnsky #pastorsky hymnsbycharlesfreeman.blogspot.com/2021/12/in-b...

Any other preachers kinda hate having to come up with another Christmas sermon each year? #pastorsky

I'm thankful that I get health coverage through my job as pastor.

OTOH the website for accessing therapy hasn't loaded for the last two days. And I get unlimited nutritionist appointments, but limited therapy appointments covered.

So I ended up venting to my nutritionist. #pastorsky

Does anyone have a good litany prayer or micro-liturgy for burning a church mortgage? #Pastorsky

I hate the feeling of "This sermon is kind of crap but I'm out of time and I just have to get through it."

Happy Sunday! #pastorsky

You know it's a bad Monday in the church office when people are asking for family law advice. #pastorsky

I really do appreciate that often even my shitty sermons (more than I'd like) still include something someone really needed to hear. #pastorsky

#Pastorsky It ends with a bit of a wheeze and some misunderstanding of what fascism is, but this book was fascinating and definitely worth a read:

Whew. Today's service was one where I was honestly thinking I'd have to call a halt and deal with a Situation. Fortunately 11 years reducing the ambient anxiety of the congregation helped them handle things while I just flubbed my way through my sermon. #PastorSky

Ended up in a conversation about how long a sermon should be. I preach about 20 minutes on average. A leader in the church said to me that to preach longer, like 40+ minutes, "You have to actually be good."

I was like, damn. Et tu, Brute? #Pastorsky