New School Year Brings New Transitions It’s back to school time with all the anxiety that brings to families… plus a little more thanks to COVID. And specifically thinking about the transition to college, I realize that families have dropped off children at college for years. And adolescents have … [Read more...]
Getting Started in Ministry Leadership
Start here. Start now. There’s an overwhelming swirl of issues in the world today. And many of these issues are affecting us – right here. In our neighborhoods. In our families. As a faith leader, you want to be a force for justice. You want children to grow up in healthy, loving homes. You want … [Read more...]
Bible Study as a Way of Life
I Know Where the Water Is When traveling through the desert you better know where the water is. While most of us probably don’t live in the desert, the idea of the desert is an appropriate metaphor for trying to live life disconnected from life-giving resources. What are the life-giving resources … [Read more...]
The Power of Reflection
Why start here? For the "doers" among us, reflection is a difficult place to start. Let's be honest, even for the more contemplative among us, reflection is still a difficult place to start. Why so difficult? Because first, reflection requires us to pause from activity, and being still is not easy. … [Read more...]
Transformational Bible Study
Dr. Boyd Whaley and I have been discussing the importance of Bible study in the life of the church since we began working together in 2010. Personally my journey with the Bible has taken some dramatic turns throughout my life. As a child, I learned the stories of the Bible. As an adolescent, I … [Read more...]