Blog Should Pastors Read Leadership Books? He stood in my study at church, scanning my bookshelves. Suddenly he turned to me, pointed to a whole section…Brian KeepersSeptember 24, 2023
Blog Hearing God at Flathead Lake In my previous post here on the RJ blog, I wrote about my decision to quit a masters in clinical…Brian KeepersJuly 31, 2023
Blog The Virtue of Quitting? What I’ve lacked in natural intelligence and ability I’ve tried to make up for in grit. To this day I…Brian KeepersJuly 3, 2023
Blog What I need to unlearn: Resuscitation is not resurrection A few months ago, I attended a gathering of pastors and denominational leaders in my regional synod (the Synod of…Brian KeepersJune 5, 2023
Blog A Liturgy for Entering Sabbath Rest Dear Reader,This past January I was gifted with a three week mini-sabbatical, made possible by a generous clergy revitalization grant…Brian KeepersMarch 13, 2023
Blog More Than Enough: A Conversation on Call, Discernment and Faith Last month, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I featured Part 1 of an interview with Martha Draayer,…Brian KeepersFebruary 13, 2023
Blog “Who is My Neighbor?”: A Conversation on Church and the Beloved Community Today, as we honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his dream of a nation…Brian KeepersJanuary 16, 2023
Blog A Glory Revealed “Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem and cry out to her….” Advent is the…Brian KeepersDecember 19, 2022
Blog What Do You Have? Jesus channels his grief into compassion. He stewards his pain, turns it into service. I’ve been asking Jesus to do…Brian KeepersNovember 29, 2022
Blog Grace Full Circle She struggles to hold him still in her arms, bouncing him up and down, but he’s wiggly. He leans over…Brian KeepersSeptember 12, 2022