Redefining The Midlife Crisis
Redefining The Midlife Crisis
Thoughts on current events and culture that would likely be forgotten if not written down.
As we close out October, or Reformation Month, I will be preparing a message for the first Wednesday night service in October. The topic is “Semper Reformanda,” or “Always Reforming.” The phrase is linked back to a 1674 devotional by…
I’m currently in the throes of a midlife crisis. I’d say they’re common to men after 35. Maybe I’m wrong about that, but my friend group and my personal experience lead me to believe it. Midlife crises are excellent opportunities…
Goosebumps. Every time the opening paragraph of Hebrews is read, I feel them. Recently, I’ve been going over Hebrews 11:8-16 for my sermon next week on Psalm 139; I’m connecting the two, continuing a series on “Rainbows.” These rainbows take…
I often lament that people don’t seem to understand how busy I am. I work full time. I am building a farm. I serve at church. I have too many projects I need to keep up with at home; still…
I don’t know how many, if any, people stumble across this site. I have no delusions of grandeur; I’m not someone who has important, insightful things to say. So, why does this exist? That’s a great question. I suppose there…
Everyone gets depressed. I’m not special because it happens to me once in a while. Every few months, I end up in a low. I’m there now. I just got done burning the midnight oil to produce a sermon, dealt…
Another year in my 40s is coming to a close. I used to enjoy the holidays. I gave a short message at church recently. The message was an adult version of “What I did on my summer vacation” but was…
I often wonder what it is like to find your vocation. I haven’t. Obviously, based on my first statement. I’ve been pursuing “vocation” my entire adolescence into adulthood. The first thing I ever wanted to do was raise chickens and…
Pixels are cheap. I don’t need to spend any money on ink to write this. Good. There’s no way I have any insightful things to say beyond what has been expressed so far. American Christians have been granted a mercy…
Minnesota has had an odd winter. It’s been warm. Not a lot of snow. Been good for us having moved into the tiny house. Easy to adjust. Strange happenings brings out the crazy in people. One one hand, the environmental…