Now that the dust has settled on a weekend in which we witnessed a truly memorable royal wedding and, with it, a perhaps still more memorable wedding homily by one…
andrewarndtMay 21, 2018
There is a story told in the Sayings of the Desert Fathers. A group of old men came to see Abba Anthony, in the midst of whom was a man…
andrewarndtOctober 24, 2017
Last fall was one of the strangest periods of my life. About halfway through a three month sabbatical our church in Denver (Bloom) had provided us over the summer, we…
andrewarndtSeptember 8, 2017
So one of my favorite things about ministry over the years has been (and is) "talking shop." I LOVE talking shop. Church, to me, is downright fun. The ongoing effort…
andrewarndtSeptember 1, 2017
In the last six months or so, I've started to find the language for a tension I live with. I'll never forget reading Henri Nouwen's The Wounded Healer years ago and coming…
andrewarndtJuly 29, 2013
Hey friends - This little note is WAY overdue, but better late than never, as they say... Just wanted to say a big "thank you" to those of you, near…
andrewarndtJuly 23, 2013
Hey Bloom Family - About this time four years ago, my family and I were on the verge of making one of the biggest and (in retrospect) best decisions of…
andrewarndtMay 20, 2013
Not long ago I was preaching to a group of folks, and the experience was - well, less than what I would have hoped for. That always bugs me. I…
andrewarndtFebruary 21, 2013
Tonight marks our second annual Bloom all-church Thanksgiving dinner. At 5:00 tonight, we'll gather for worship, share a short teaching, and then feast together on turkey, potatoes of various kinds,…
andrewarndtNovember 18, 2012
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