Author: Patrick

Last week I wrote about creating habits that will help you make the changes you want to make in your life. I wrote that when you say something out loud it becomes real. But to whom should you say it? Who should you share your goals with? For years accountability groups have helped people change … Continue reading CAREFUL WHO YOU TALK TO

I was sitting in a restaurant with my wife. It was a pre-race meal for her. She was competing in one of several half-IRONMAN distance triathlons on her way to competing in the full distance race in a few months. (For those who don't know, a full IRONMAN triathlon is a 2.4 mile swim, a … Continue reading Goals or Habits?

I worked with youth in the first church I served. One of the events we hosted each year was a fast for 30 hours to raise money and awareness for world hunger. We would eat lunch on Friday and then not eat again until 6:00 PM on Saturday evening. We would gather at church Friday … Continue reading Fasting

If I am meeting someone for lunch at a restaurant that is new to me, I will frequently check out the menu ahead of time. Especially if it's a business lunch, I don't want to be the guy who takes 20 minutes to order. "Is the chicken baked or fried? Lightly breaded, or not? Spicy? … Continue reading All or None

This was our worship service last night. Click HERE. Peace.

I did not like to read growing up. I mean at all. Like really, at all. If I could get out of reading a menu, I would. Did you know you could take a sabbatical in 6th grade? I didn't know that at the time, but I took one. About a week in to the … Continue reading Books

30 years ago I graduated from college, and April 27th marked 25 years since I officially became "Reverend" Patrick Day. I vividly remember trying to decide where to go to seminary. I was interested in Austin Seminary in Texas. A friend who was from Austin told me, "Patrick, because I want you to succeed, do … Continue reading It’s Not Broken, But…

In the Christian tradition this week is kind of a big deal. Last Sunday we celebrated with palms the story of Jesus entering into Jerusalem to confront religious and political powers. This week he will be betrayed by a friend, denied by another, turned over to the authorities, tortured, and killed on a cross. Sunday … Continue reading Holy Week

Last week I wrote this, talking about how I was worried people in college would notice me in my brand new loafers. I've been thinking about that notion a lot this week. When I was a child we did not have a vaccine for Chicken Pox. (This is not a post about vaccines; it's a … Continue reading Noticed

This is a picture of my dad. *** For the last several years during Lent, our family has had a practice that is in addition to any other Lenten discipline we might choose. Each day there is a bag on the kitchen table and each member of the family has to place something in the … Continue reading Shoes