by Edwin Drewlo | Aug 3, 2018 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Personal, Poetry, Spiritual Formation
Recently, while visiting our son, his wife and their children in Portland, the City of Roses, we had occasion to visit the beautiful Rose Garden there. If you’ve been to Portland, you probably know about this Garden near the center of the City. There is...
by Edwin Drewlo | Jul 13, 2018 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Poetry, Uncategorized
I know of no Psalm that is more summary of what the Psalms, the Bible, or life is all about than Psalm 1. It is appropriate that this Psalm and the Psalter, the hymnbook of the Hebrew people, stands more or less at the center of the whole Bible. Psalm 1, as an...
by Edwin Drewlo | Apr 6, 2017 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Personal, Poetry
Here’s another of those poetic musings that came to me in the night. As I pondered various matters, I was aware of two streams of thought — one had to do with worry which was negative, the other took me to new heights of opportunity for Christian...
by Edwin Drewlo | Mar 12, 2017 | Blog, Pastoral Issues, Personal, Poetry
Sometimes the sun is shining The roadway dry and sure Sometimes the warmth is pleasant And my way is bright and clear But sometimes storm clouds gather The flowers I do not see Sometimes the way is slippery And fearful danger near Sometimes amid life’s...
by Edwin Drewlo | Feb 14, 2016 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Personal, Poetry, Spiritual Formation, Transitional Pastoral Ministry, Travel
One of the pleasures of short, interim/transition pastoral work with churches through Second Wind Ministries, is the opportunity to see and experience many different parts of the world where we live. Right now, I am working with an Alliance Church in Trail, BC....
by Edwin Drewlo | Dec 29, 2013 | Blog, Explanations, Pastoral Issues, Personal, Poetry
Recently, once again, I’ve had occasion to consider the wonder and significance of creation — especially as it’s described for us in Genesis 1 and 2 of the biblical account. On one hand I encounter Christian believers who take a very strong position...
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