Seasons: A Time for All Things

A blog from Glenn Pemberton and friends exploring the spiritual, physical, and emotional seasons of our lives: the times to weep and laugh, to mourn and dance, to seek and lose, to love and hate, for war and peace. (Ecclesiastes 3)

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Episode 19: Off the Road with Willie, Johnny, and the Boys

One of the early losses due to “the fire in my bones” was my ability to travel and speak.

Episode 18: Quoth the Raven, “Nevermore”

Something deep within me has made a connection between my life and this poem, a distant memory that offers a way of understanding my life.

The Winners and the Leaders

I share another excerpt today from chapter 9, “Which Way Did They Go? The Wisdom to Lead,” words I wrote almost two years ago.

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Prayers & Psalms

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Calling All Creatives: The Poetry of God’s People

If you want to get serious about studying Scripture, you have to become serious about poetry. God chose to allow his interactions with humanity to be written in both prose and poetry. There are both histories and hymns, statements and also songs.

The Blood That Lets Us Share Our Name

Fear threatens to undermine the mission of God. How are Christians to handle this in practical ways? The Psalmist David, the Avett Brothers, and preacher Phoebe Palmer offer some advice.

Running from God

God is with you, God knows you, and God loves you. Don’t ever forget it. Because we are often hardest on ourselves. And if you are running from God, God isn’t far from you.

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Memoir: A Fire in My Bones

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Episode 19: Off the Road with Willie, Johnny, and the Boys

One of the early losses due to “the fire in my bones” was my ability to travel and speak.

Episode 18: Quoth the Raven, “Nevermore”

Something deep within me has made a connection between my life and this poem, a distant memory that offers a way of understanding my life.

"Catch and Release" - Learning to Live with Loss

In the early years, I was on my own with the losses, fighting the pain every day, watching my life burn to the ground, and compiling a list of grievances against God and the world.

Glenn Pemberton

Glenn Pemberton

Glenn Pemberton is a minister turned professor turned writer. After serving churches in Texas and Colorado, Glenn completed a Ph.D. (Old Testament). He then taught at Oklahoma Christian University before coming to Abilene Christian University in 2005, retiring as professor emeritus in 2017 due to a severe chronic pain. Glenn now spends his time writing for the church. Along with short essays he has published four books, including The God who Saves: An Introduction to the Message of the Old Testament (2015), and Hurting with God: Learning to Lament with the Psalms (2012). Glenn and his wife Dana continue to live in Abilene, Texas.

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