Here we are a month later, and it's time to get back to work. I wrote a long email yesterday to a student friend, and the words tumbling out called to me, and I found myself enjoying something I'd been missing. So here I am again, scone in tummy and coffee aromas near, decidedly chasing …
Early Morning Walk
So after a long Elder's meeting last night, I got to bed too late to do the usual routine--up at 4:40 a.m. to head to the gym to workout--but I was awake at 5:00 anyway, so I headed downstairs, made a cup of coffee and settled in for a bit of prayer time. The church …
To See
Two weeks ago, I preached a sermon that was the beginning of a new series at church I'm simply calling "The Jesus Lab: Discovering and Practicing the Artful Action of Jesus." I'm borrowing an idea from the world of acting, wondering out loud what Jesus was doing from moment-to-moment, asking the question the way I …
Early Sunday Morning
No new snow this morning. The scene out the window is mostly back to normal--the roofs of the neighborhood dark again. I haven't coughed yet--good sign--and soon it will be time to get dressed and head to church. Prayer has seen an uptick, and the time spent with God has been sweeter than usual. Can't …
Advent Photos
Midlife Chrysler Leading Worship at the NW Church. In Spring 2007, I took photos every day during the Lent and Easter seasons, and it was a watershed time. I can't explain why exactly, but seeing things through the lens of a camera somehow shifted my thinking, got me out of a rut of some kind. …
JEFF BERRYMAN 