Jeff Lowry
@opulentjarl.bsky.social
Irregular Misconceptions and wobbly nuance. Newly Lutheran. Assistant Minister. Discerning a Call to Ministry :-O
It can be really hard to pray when feeling anxious and vexed. And it's odd that the times when we really need to pour our souls out to the Lord are the times when we might feel least capable of doing so.
January 22, 2026 at 2:36 PM
It can be really hard to pray when feeling anxious and vexed. And it's odd that the times when we really need to pour our souls out to the Lord are the times when we might feel least capable of doing so.
You know, we can't keep trying to figure out our iPhones using the VCR instructions.
June 30, 2025 at 12:43 AM
You know, we can't keep trying to figure out our iPhones using the VCR instructions.
My wife is okay with me quitting, but I'm finding the actual act to be difficult...surprisingly so. It feels like a failure somehow. But I know which direction I WANT to go in, and which direction I do NOT want to go in. I just need the courage to flip the switch.
June 18, 2025 at 8:49 PM
My wife is okay with me quitting, but I'm finding the actual act to be difficult...surprisingly so. It feels like a failure somehow. But I know which direction I WANT to go in, and which direction I do NOT want to go in. I just need the courage to flip the switch.
...of popular culture. Radical inclusivity, removing barriers so that the table of Christ is open to all, generosity, love, compassion, non-violence, humility in the face of power.
And I think I've missed the point of BlueSky and short form posts. :D
And I think I've missed the point of BlueSky and short form posts. :D
April 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
...of popular culture. Radical inclusivity, removing barriers so that the table of Christ is open to all, generosity, love, compassion, non-violence, humility in the face of power.
And I think I've missed the point of BlueSky and short form posts. :D
And I think I've missed the point of BlueSky and short form posts. :D
Perhaps this is a point of the ritual. We have to serve humbly, but we have to be willing to be vulnerable in receiving service from others and grace from God. Following Christ should make us feel a little awkward, because we're doing radical things. Things that don't make sense in the context...
April 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Perhaps this is a point of the ritual. We have to serve humbly, but we have to be willing to be vulnerable in receiving service from others and grace from God. Following Christ should make us feel a little awkward, because we're doing radical things. Things that don't make sense in the context...
We have to expose ourselves to this act of humility. We have to put ourselves into a space that makes us uncomfortable...a bare foot out in church. Our pastor washing it, everything is not as it should be. It was my first time experiencing this last year, and I admit it was awkward.
April 16, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We have to expose ourselves to this act of humility. We have to put ourselves into a space that makes us uncomfortable...a bare foot out in church. Our pastor washing it, everything is not as it should be. It was my first time experiencing this last year, and I admit it was awkward.