The U.N. and the State Department have swiftly and firmly denounced North Korea's launch of a long range rocket. Wow. That's sure going to give them pause. They won't try anything like that again!
This morning I watched a coyote walk through our back yard, between our house and the neighbor's, and then across the street. That's not unusual, but the fact he had a lame back leg is something I haven't seen before. Unless he can find enough garbage to eat I don't think he'll last long. Pretty hard to catch speedy rabbits on three legs.
Four times a year I get a publication from the seminary I attended called Sundoulos. That title is from the Greek word meaning "fellow servants." They chose it to emphasize that we're all in this together and that they exist to assist those in ministry. I usually give it a quick once-over and only read an article that grabs my attention quickly because of an interesting title or pull quote. Mostly it's a PR piece trying to build alumni loyalty and I'm not.
An article in the issue that came a few days ago titled "Look where you're going!" starts with this sentence: "Most pastors stand behind a pulpit every Sunday without completely realizing what is in front of them."
I didn't read much further than that. Seemed a bit preachy.
I wonder if "most" pastors stand behind a pulpit anymore. I don't and haven't for a long time - well before Pathway. Pulpits are counterproductive the the preacher's efforts. I learned that at a conference ~30 years ago from a guy who at the time was chairman of the homiletics department at Dallas Theological Seminary. He pointed out that only preachers and Presidents speak from behind a 4' x 4' box, and he needs a layer of lead. (Some preachers do, too.)
It took me some getting used to but I'm glad I ditched the pulpit back then. I can't imagine preaching with a pulpit between me and the people at Pathway. And I'm all over the place when I preach, so even if I had one I wouldn't be behind it for long.
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