At the risk of this sounding like a humble brag (or just a brag), my vegetable garden is planted.

The General Conference of the United Methodist Church met from April 23 to May 3 in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Thank you all for your prayers and support as my family and I traveled last week due to an unexpected death in Chris’s family.

Last week, the Skoll World Forum met in Oxford, England.

Last week, the Skoll World Forum met in Oxford, England.

There is no way to describe the celestial and earthly experience of Monday afternoon, other than to say it was amazing.

Pastor Jen is on vacation with her family this week (April 1-5), but will be back this weekend.

This year, I decided to attend each day of the early morning devotions at Good Shepherd.

On Sunday, we begin Holy Week with our annual parade of palms and reading of the passion story.

Our son loves being a big brother, at least 90% of the time. (And hey, that’s a pretty high percentage for a four-year-old!)

Juggling childcare, work, and meetings is getting a bit hairy as school vacation winds down, so here’s just a quick note to say that I’m looking forward to being back among you this Sunday.

This Sunday, we’ll welcome Rev. Kim Hornung-Marcy back to the pulpit while I’m away.

If you’ve been in worship lately, you may have noticed that we are growing in numbers among God’s youngest children.

Today is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the forty-day journey toward Easter.

We are now officially past the halfway point of the winter season.

Though I am not a gardener, I know this is a time of year when many enjoy paging through seed catalogs and laying out plans for spring planting.

Over the last week I’ve learned that several churches in our ecumenical group are experiencing a pastoral transition.

I am looking forward to our Annual Meeting this coming Sunday, and especially to the chance to share a delicious breakfast with you all ahead of the event.

Prayers are with everyone as we recover from the storm and await restoration of power.