General Assembly
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The World Is Flat or Is It? – Changes in Presbytery & GA
9 The headwaiter tasted the water that had become wine. He didn’t know where it came from, though the servants who had drawn the water knew. (John 2.9) Jesus chose as his first miracle to change water into wine. Seems like a mundane trick to choose as your first “hey guys, look what I can do”…
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The Intersection between Age, Race, and Justice: It’s Complicated
When my son was in preschool, his teacher said that she thinks my son would make a good lawyer one day because he is so concerned about justice. When I asked her what she meant, she explained that he is very diligent about making sure things are fair especially when it involves him. Now she…
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Changing General Assembly: Can It be Possible?
The General Assembly constitutes the bond of union, community, and mission among all its congregations and governing bodies. (Book of Order G-13.0103) A couple weeks ago, I traveled to Indianapolis for the General Assembly Biennial Review Committee. Not the sexiest committee to be on, but as I soon found out, our task is certainly an…
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Both Sides of the Truth: Non-Geographic Presbyteries
27 The man asked him, “What is your name?” “Jacob,” he answered. 28 Then the man said, “Your name will no longer be Jacob, but Israel, because you have struggled with God and with men and have overcome.” 29 Jacob said, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed him…
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Tapping Living Water
1 In the first month, the entire company of the People of Israel arrived in the Wilderness of Zin. . . 2-5 There was no water there for the community, so . . . they attacked Moses: “We wish we’d died when the rest of our brothers died before God. Why did you haul this congregation…
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A Prophetic Box of Chocolates
Recently, I began volunteering as a chaplain at UCSF Medical Center in the pediatric and neonatal intensive care units. It is a difficult job and yet rewarding as well. My first day felt very nostalgic because I hadn’t been inside that hospital since I was a chaplain intern in the Clinical Pastoral Education program 7…
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The Perception of Seeing
I have to confess that I have a problem. Actually, it wasn’t a problem when my habit went unnoticed by my son. However, now that he is 5, nothing I do escapes his watchful eye. Much like Halloween, my son meticulously counts his candy booty that he collects from the Easter eggs he had worked…
Still Waters 