Do you remember how you felt last year when the reality of the pandemic was unavoidable? If you and I had conversations when it all began, remind me what I felt, please. I don’t quite remember. It’s a blur. I know I had to make tough decisions that affected our church. And I do…
I imagine everyone believes they are part of a good church. Have you considered what being a good church means? How do you know if you’re good? Is that something you measure, nurture or plan? What do you do if you’re in bad church? That’s a whole lot of questions to throw at you.…
There are only a few nights that it happens. Everyone once in a while I have trouble going back to sleep in the middle of the night. Going to sleep is never a problem for me. Going back to sleep isn’t usually either. But I’ve long decided that if it’s been fifteen minutes that…
Years ago, I decided to accept my limitations. Having had conversations like this with youth, I recognize how defeated that sounds. But the opposite is true. When I made that decision, I didn’t defeat myself. I freed myself. I relate it to a childhood conversation I had with my mom once. She told me…