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I wish you could come to church with me and hear H preach. Clearly, I'm biased. I think he's one of this generation's great preachers. It's true, he's been called to a specific ministry, and he serves a specific church. The Holy Spirit has uniquely fitted him and his message to meet the needs of …
Continue Reading about Controlled Falling (Or, What We Call Walking)
I know it's nowhere near being the same thing. It's probably more like comparing apples and aardvarks. Nothing at all alike. I get that. So, that's my disclaimer before I tell you how — for as long as I've been married to a pastor — I feel a special affinity with the First Lady of our nation. No …
You know the story in the bible where the people decided to build a tower that would reach up to heaven? God took one look, shook his head, folded his arms across his chest and said, "I don't think that's such a good idea." Then, God confused their language. Instead of everyone speaking the same …
I'm not much of a planner. I didn't realize our trip to the beach would end with a holiday weekend, and one extra day to ease in to the schedules and the routine and the to-dos. We left the beach on Saturday, and it took awhile before I realized all the traffic headed in the opposite direction was …
Remember when I told you about the ICU group at my church? Remember how I said I'd introduce them to you in the weeks ahead? Well, I don't want you to think I've forgotten. I haven't. But, it turns out this is more than a notion. They had to decide whether or not they wanted to write their own …
Continue Reading about What To Do When You’ve Left Someone Out
My mother-in-law passed away in March. She was strong. A fighter, right up to the end of her ninety-two years. She lived her life with just the right balance of grace and gusto, and when it came time for her to leave us, she did it her way. Frank Sinatra’s got nothing on Nancy. We called her Nano …
