Things I Miss
My granddaughter and I are pretty good buddies. In church on Sunday, she wanted me to hold her while we were standing […]
Tag: church
Navigating Our Worlds
For the past several years, I’ve worked with church-affiliated organizations. I’m now working with a non-profit that is not religiously or church […]
A Home
The house I grew up in was a parsonage. Which means the church provides a home to their pastor and is where […]
Be a Bridge
Human sexuality and the church isn’t something I really thought I’d write about or frankly even want to write about. I spent […]
Face-to-Face
I attended a meeting in Chicago and we had an evening meal with a local church that has seen its neighborhood change. […]
We are Chosen for Joy
John 15: 11 NRSV – I have said these things to you so that my joy may be in you, and that […]
Weeds or Wheat?
As I have begun to read parables and read about parables, I have a couple observations. First, that Jesus guy was one […]
What The Future Holds for Churches
Traveled into Mississippi for the first time. It’s a lot like South Dakota where I live, except they have trees and hills […]
Planning or Doing?
“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” Allen Sauders and in a song by John Lennon. Our […]
Brushes with Death
I’ve had some different relationships with death. Growing up, we rarely would go out to eat. If dad had a funeral and […]