They Cannot and Should Not Be
This year has been a difficult year for me. It has been a season of transition and growth – personally and professionally. […]
Tag: boundaries
Do We Have to Be Friends?
Do we have to be friends? It reminds me of when I was about 7 and my older sister was about 9. […]
Practicing A New Way
Being a pastor, echoing the words of Eugene Peterson, if you are called to it, is the best life there is. […]
It Is Not Self-Care: Re-thinking Sabbath
I begin with a mea culpa. Often I have been labeled as one of those Type A personalities and only recently […]
Above All Else
There’s an old saying that you can’t give away what you don’t have, and college pastors, I think, understand what this means […]
You Have to Finish the Race to Win It
Most ministers don’t explode. You rarely read about a minister who “went postal” on their congregation. The thoughts do cross our mind, […]
The Connection Disconnect
Somehow, in the midst of my efforts to control my cell phone, it began to control me.
I discovered this on our mission trip to the Dominican Republic last month when I was separated from the magnetic powers of my HTC EVO. Wrapped up in the mini-computer that I held in my hand was a powerful, controlling, tool that was manipulating me, rather than being of service.
Do You Lead TOO Much?
If I’m honest, sometimes… when I’m at church, trying to worship… I find myself feeling a little guilty about my level of […]
Bursting the Bubble
Something special happens when we let students into our home… Have you ever noticed this? No matter how they view us on […]
There Can Be Little Doubt…
“There can be little doubt that the contemporary absence of margin is linked to the march of progress” –Richard Swenson, Margin– […]