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Worship is my spiritual coffee. While everything that we do throughout the week matters, and there are certainly other ministries and events that get me fired up, worship is a unique experience As a pastor, I have the opportunity to orchestrate an event that not only helps people grow in faith, but can help people looking for purpose find renewal, the hopeless be lifted from despair, and the lonely find community. That type of opportunity gets me going in the morning. But how

One of the greatest hurdles I have as a pastor is how traditional church concepts have been used in harmful ways toward individuals. Instead of being used as tools of liberation and to build individual and communal faith, certain terms have been used for shame and to keep power dynamics in place. One of those terms is repentance. I believe there may not be a more important Christian concept in our society than repentance right now. Unfortunately, sometimes repentance is used

I'm a planner. The only times I have an ounce of spontaneity in me are when I plan to do something spontaneous, and I'm not even sure that should count. For better and worse, I like to plan for the future and do everything I can to prepare well for that future. That's one of the reasons I love lent. It is a time of preparation. We know resurrection Sunday is coming, but in order to get there and to have it be meaningful, we have to go through a time of preparation. This takes