This year for Advent, I’ve been drawn to the concept of waiting. I know that’s a normal Advent theme; in many ways, it is the…
Tag: Community
Finding Gratitude in Hardship
When life is rough, the temptation is to give up and go away, believing you are unlovable and done. Paul could have done that, but he didn’t. Don’t you do it either.
The Prayer God Always Answers
It might take time or unexpected detours, it may show up in disguise like a trick or treater at the door, but you will…
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[Her] Story: Wesleyan Holiness Women Clergy Celebrate Calling
From March 10-12 in Grapevine, Texas, Wesleyan Holiness Women Clergy hosted [Her] Story, an online and in-person gathering for women in ministry. The organization…
Overcoming Antagonism: What You Can Learn from Nehemiah
At our church, we’re spending time in the book of Nehemiah and learning how it is that amazing things happen. So far, we’ve explored…
Waiting and Working for Peace
My wife and I currently live in Switzerland, very close to the French border, so we regularly travel between the two countries. Despite French…
Schrödinger’s Cat: Uncertainty & the Life of the Soul
The biopsy was on Wednesday. The results would not arrive until Friday. In the meantime, I existed in a space where I could be…
A Pastoral Posture toward Social Media
My undergraduate degree is in chemistry. My desire was to be a doctor, but the Lord had other plans. I’ve sometimes wondered, “Lord, if…
When There’s a Knock at the Door: Zacchaeus in Community
Knock knock. If it’s a joke, you know what to say: “Who’s there?” But knock knock means something different to different people. Throughout my…
Hope Is Not a Luxury: The Essential Anchor
According to the church calendar, we are in the season of Eastertide which marks the 50 days between Easter Sunday and Pentecost. I like…