Waiting in the Valley of Perseverance
Three days ago, I’d never heard of a rover called Opportunity or the Valley of Perseverance. I first heard about it from the Holy Spirit himself. I’m in one of
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When the Church Hurts (part three)
This post is part three in a three-part series of thoughts about dealing with conflict in the church. In our first post, we looked at biblical stories that model healthy and
(Not) just another week in the UMC
Come, Lord Jesus. It was the prayer of the early church as they strained toward the Kingdom against tides of conflict and persecution. “Come, Lord Jesus!” This week, I find
What is your 5%? (or, learning the risk of relevance)
I learned this from Wayne Cordeiro: 80% of the stuff we do every day, anybody could do. Just about anyone could answer our phone calls, read our emails, hang out
Take a little wine for your stomach (or, how to live well in a stressful world)
You definitely get the sense in Paul’s two letters to Timothy that he is writing a young and anxious pastor who is hanging by a thread. You can hear the anxiety
Crazy, or Courageous? (or, why I keep going to work)
You don’t want to be me. According to a series of New York Times articles* and a plethora of other studies** done on the topic, pastors are ticking time bombs. Here
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