Bring your pastor to work – 1st Grade Teacher

Hey all! This morning I had the amazing privilege to go to work for a few hours with John Bixler at Dayton Grade School.  Mr. Bixler rocks at his job which is half time tech (works with the Ipad lab) and half time first grade.  Wow!  I am so glad he is doing these jobs…

Bring your pastor to work day – Dr. for a morning!

This morning I had the amazing privilege of hanging out with Dr. Scott Schieber!  I showed up a bit nervous for some reason…maybe out of excitement to hang with a doctor all morning…. Scott was pretty excited to have me come too!  I even received my own official nametag to wear around the office. The…

Bring your pastor to work – Pouring honey!

Today I began going to work with people (I would still add you to my list btw).  Today I was asked to pour honey with Carol Marshall for a few hours. When I arrived I pulled up to see bee hives right nearby.  I found out later that Jim and Carol have 100 hives, a…

What a ride!

These past couple of days have been full! Let me give you just a few of the highlights… Bishop Bob preached! On Thursday night our bishop gave an inspiring message about the healing power of love in Christ. He called us to remember that we aren’t dead yet and it is time to remember that…

Day 2 General Conference

Hey all! Yesterday was a long and work filled day so I didn’t get to update but here I am with a few hours of rest and ready to catch up. The Pages gathered at 9am to distribute all of the goodies for the delegates. We handed out bags, pamphlets, post it’s and so much…

Orientation of pages

Today I began the General Conference journey with some orientation. I went to the convention center to get my bearings a bit and within an hour saw many friends from seminary days. I somehow ended up hanging out with a friend from the Congo and other translators. The languages were flying and I thought “I’m…

Easter!

Good morning all!  Today is Easter! He is risen!  Today is also my last devotional of the season for a bit. Thank you so much for journeying with me this year! Today’s scripture:Mark 16:1-8 (NRSV) When the sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, so that they might…

Holy Saturday!

Good morning all! Today’s scripture: Matthew 27:57-66    When it was evening, there came a rich man from Arimathea, named Joseph, who was also a disciple of Jesus. He went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus; then Pilate ordered it to be given to him. So Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a…

Good Friday

Good morning all! We are in our last few days! Today’s scripture:  JOHN 13:36-38 36Simon Peter said to him, “Lord, where are you going?” Jesus answered, “Where I am going, you cannot follow me now; but you will follow afterward.” 37Peter said to him, “Lord, why can I not follow you now? I will lay down…

Maundy Thursday

Good morning all! We are coming into the homestretch of holy week! Today’s scripture:  John 13:1-35   Now before the festival of the Passover, Jesus knew that his hour had come to depart from this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2The…