by pbogs64@gmail.com | Jun 25, 2019 | Church, Discipleship, Learning, Worship
June 25, 2019 Dear Pilgrim Partners, I met with my District Superintendent Monday for our annual supervisory meeting. He reminded me of my pastoral calling as “theologian in residence.” I embrace that calling in every conversation, group discussion, and sermon, as...
by pbogs64@gmail.com | Mar 3, 2017 | Church, Learning, Psalms, Worship
Reading N.T. Wright’s The Case for the Psalms: Why They Are Essential this morning, I came across the line: …the question is more how we can find our way into their world… (page 6) This is what I’ve been struggling to articulate that happens...
by pbogs64@gmail.com | Feb 21, 2017 | Church, Learning, Psalms, Worship
The question of translation looms large as I consider next steps in this Psalm pilgrimage. If I have set before me the ultimate goal of memorizing the Psalms through the power of music, I must make a translation decision – and that decision will drive a host of...
by pbogs64@gmail.com | Nov 3, 2015 | Church, Learning
Wired Magazine Nov 2015 issue, “Let’s Change the Future: Race, Gender, and Equality in the Digital Age” includes an article on the #BlackLivesMatter new civil rights movement by Bijan Stephen. In the article, “Get Up, Stand Up,” Stephen...
by pbogs64@gmail.com | Sep 3, 2015 | Church, Learning, Worship
September 6, 2015 Annual Theme: By his wounds, we are healed (Isaiah 53:5) Seasonal Theme: Wise Postures for New Life (Wisdom’s Way of Healing) Weekly Theme: Open-Handed Happiness – Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23 (22:9) Here is the preliminary result of my study of the...
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