I cleaned my office. It took all day. It has always been a challenge to keep a clear desk but this has been different. I never really settled into this room. When I moved in with Sylvia, she gave me the front bedroom, and I just dumped everything into it and worked around the piles … Continue reading Cleaning My Desk, Clearing My Mind
Author: David Mercer
David Mercer is the author of the blogs: Deep Calls, Quick Drawls, and Mercer Massage, LLC. He has been a pastor, college professor, deli worker, and grocery store cashier. He is now a massage therapist at Mercer Massage, LLC.
The Meaning of Stardust
I’m told that all matter comes from stardust. For a moment in time, tiny space particles came together to make something extraordinary--a human being.
The Fog is Lifting
"Earlier this week, after a leave of absence, I wrote to the Bishop and my District Superintendent and relinquished my hard won credentials."
Mirror Mirror
"It felt like I was looking in a mirror at an image of me that was five years older than I am now. And I got to wondering if he actually was me, sent from the near future...."
The Weakness of the Cross
Church can’t be a place for openness and healing when its basic premise is that people are awful sinners who caused the death of God’s child.
An Awful Power
When I was a pastor I never practiced that “faith healing” crap. Yet even with my muted style, I could see people looking at me, waiting for a holy message to make them feel less desperate. It disturbed me to be given so much power.
Still Here and Still Me
I’m still here and I’m still me. I’m still humorous, musical, creative, passionate, loving, and enormously graceful on the dance floor....
Our True Religion: Football, Firearms, and the American Flag
If you follow Jesus you might want to remember that he wasn’t an American citizen, he didn't play football, and he damn sure didn’t own a gun.
Ash Wednesday, Mass Shooting, and Valentines
A few days ago, many Christians observed Ash Wednesday service. It’s a pivotal day between Christmas and Easter when Christians get serious with their self examination. The clergyperson uses ashes mixed with oil and makes the sign of the cross on the forehead of the participant, accompanied by the words, “From dust you came. To … Continue reading Ash Wednesday, Mass Shooting, and Valentines
Christmas: A Story that Cannot be Ignored
The image of God as a baby makes more sense to me than any other form.
