Ducks Not Flying South: My Broken Compass

So, for this next blog post in the “Ducks Not in a Row” series my ducks are still not in a row. Surprise! In fact, they’re not flying south even though it’s winter. See, I’m the kind of person who constantly thinks, “Ohh, this is what God made me for.” Whether it’s writing TV and…

Colliding Ducks: My Standup Comedy and My Christian Faith

Currently, I’m tired. I haven’t been sleeping well. Anxiety about fulfilling my dreams keeps me awake. Last night I stayed up till 1am obsessively researching for my standup comedy. Yes, you read that right. One of my ducks not in a row, that I’m trying to train to walk, swim, and fly is my standup…

Ducks Not in a Row: Where I’ve Been and Where I’m Going

So much has happened in the last few weeks, months, years, decades. It’s hard to know where to start. I certainly can’t talk about it all. When I thought about writing this next, new “ducks not in a row” post, I wondered if maybe It would be good to start by describing how the blog…

Finding Your Tribe: Why go to a Church?

“It’s about belonging,” my Senior Pastor, explained as he welcomed new members one Sunday morning. He spoke about how welcoming new members to our church is about declaring that these people belong with us. They are part of us. They are our partners.[i]   Church should be about belonging, partnership, finding that place where you can be…

Five Tricks to Reading the Bible in a Year (or just every day)

I was in 8th grade when I first tried to read through the Bible. Then I tried again in 12th with one of those “Read the Bible in a year” Bibles. Neither worked. Then for lent a few years back I read a guided reading. After lent I continued experimenting on how I would read…