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Though I’ve had my share of compliments on my preaching, there was nary a mention at my retirement dinner of any particular sermon. “Being there”
During basketball season, I attended a Rutgers University men’s basketball game. Perhaps now that Rutgers is a member of the Big 10 conference, bombastic openings
Missionaries have always been . . . weird. Growing up the son of a minister in the Midwest meant that at least once a year
If ministers serve the incarnate, written, and proclaimed Word, what would it mean to say that they serve the sacraments? Serve the sacramental life of
When the church ordained me to the ministry, the presiding officer said “Take thou, Paul, authority to execute the office of minister of the Word;
During the summer of 2022 the consistory (governing board) of the congregation I serve granted me a 12-week sabbath. This was not intended as a
Jessica Bratt is away today. We welcome Paul Janssen as a guest blogger. Thanks, Paul. Dark and cold we may be, but this Is no
Jim Bratt is away today. We thank Paul Janssen for being our guest blogger. The church is hardly crying out for another take on “spiritual
by Paul Janssen This white guy observes Black History Month because there is no way that I would be living the life I live today
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