Pastor Paul's Musings |

16 Apr Wild & Crazy 24 Hours!

Posted at 23:01h in anxiety, Chaplaincy, Chron's disease, health, life, marriage, reflections by pkuzma 2 Comments

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So, yesterday (Thursday), I go see my regular doc. I'm on the Reglan the GI doc put me on, no idfference yet, but friends are saying, "have you had anyone check for a candida fungal infection?" Nope, says I. Whatever. It can't hurt to ask,...

09 Mar Wherever You Go, There You Are

Posted at 16:19h in family, life, marriage, ministry, pace of life, relationship, rest, travel, vacations by pkuzma 2 Comments

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The last two days have been a bit hard to get my mind around. Colleen and I are at El Capitan Canyon, north of Santa Barbara. We left around 3:30 Sunday afternoon. I drove from home to one of our favorite produce stands in Somis....

06 Mar A Gracious Day

Posted at 20:20h in church, families, family, life, marriage, ministry, Pastors, reflections by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Not feeling any different today physically, but it has been a gracious day. I had the opportunity to officiate the wedding of a young couple in our church. The bride's family has been a part of our church from her early years. A man came into...

18 Jul Preparing to Unplug

Posted at 22:39h in Balance, life, marriage, ministry, pace of life, Pastors, rest, Sabbaticals, technology by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Great Saturday! One of the goals of my sabbatical has been to experience, and allow my family to experience, what it's like to live a somewhat "normal" schedule of life. A Pastor's schedule is quite interesting. Many think we only work one day a week (when...

17 Jul Summer Sabbatical Scoop 6

Posted at 23:25h in family, Jonathan, Joshua, kids, life, marriage, pace of life, rest, Sabbath, Sabbaticals by pkuzma 1 Comment

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Since returning from our camping trip to Buellton, sabbatical has been hopping. Is that an oxymoron? Should sabbaticals be this busy? Apparently, only if you're at home during them! The week we returned, Colleen was at one of her two jobs (nursing and teaching) for most...

30 Apr Emotionally Healthy Connections

Posted at 12:16h in church, conferences, EHS, marriage, ministry, Pastors by pkuzma 3 Comments

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I arrived in New York City on Tuesday night and am right now at the Pre-Conference on Emotionally Healthy Skills for marriages. The actual Pastors and Leaders Conference is on Friday & Saturday. However, there is so much good stuff being taught here. I want you...

15 Mar Best 23 Years Of My Life!

Posted at 22:08h in family, life, marriage, pace of life, relationship, rest, Sabbath, travel by pkuzma 4 Comments

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Today, Colleen & I celebrated our 23rd wedding anniversary. Without a doubt, I married UP. This amazing woman took hold of my heart and has been partnering with Jesus to help bring me to places I would never have imagined. We stayed at a bed &...

21 Feb Sabbatical Plans

Posted at 07:45h in church, family, Jonathan, Joshua, kids, life, marriage, ministry, pace of life, Pastors, rest, Sabbath, Sabbaticals, travel by pkuzma 2 Comments

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Tomorrow evening, during our Annual Congregation Meeting, our Church Council will take some time to share about my upcoming Sabbatical. They'll also be taking questions anyone has. If you're a Pastor who is reading this blog, and you have experience with an intentional Sabbatical, I'd love...

05 Nov President-Elect Obama It Is

Posted at 06:42h in kids, life, marriage, politics, prayer, reflections by pkuzma 0 Comments

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Not all the votes are in, but the standard concession speech has been made. Short, simple, somewhat obligatory in nature in my opinion, and off into the sunset John McCain strode. We now have our first African-American President. That in itself is quite the event, whether...

26 Jun A Heart Deeply Moved

Posted at 04:38h in law, life, marriage, ministry, politics by pkuzma 0 Comments

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I haven't heard numbers and don't know if I will. The site I was at was Shepherd of the Hills Church in Porter Ranch. Just at that site, there were probably about 150 of us.Pastors and Church Leaders gathered today at somewhere around 100 different...