There is a “bigger is better” complex created within the church where we believe obedience to the calling we deem larger is to be celebrated with greater fanfare than the smaller obedience of our lives. We begin to classify these
Every day as I prepare to leave the house, I place on my left hip a small black box: a pager. The pager is a direct connect to the 9-1-1 dispatch center in our county. If there is a fire
When writing a letter, I like to keep the content of the letter to one page on the front of the paper. I will often begin writing the letter with standard margins: one inch left, right, top, and bottom. This
A great feature of the Christian Ashram ministry is our desire to remove barriers that would keep us from fully experiencing fellowship with God, fellowship with others, and fellowship within ourselves. There are certain titles we use to establish barriers
The storms that have ravaged the United States over the past several weeks have brought destruction to homes, schools, and land. The barrage of wind, rain, and hail reminds me of times in my life when the storms continue to
When we were in Guyana last year, most of the churches we visited had a djembe. A djembe is a goblet-shaped hand drum that originated in West Africa. Judah was playing around with one of them and we asked if
I served in a church where a father came to me at the beginning of my tenure and said, “My children will not be at the Sunday night youth meeting. Sunday is our family day to come to morning worship
“The work is never done,” is a deadly statement for our generation. There always seems to be something we need to accomplish or a task that is looming around the corner taking needed emotional energy from our present moment. Deadlines
My family is on vacation this week in Michigan. Nancy’s dad owned a house in the little village of Lexington for many years and upon his death, this home became the possession of Nancy and her siblings. Lexington sits on
When Nancy and I first married, the parsonage where we lived had the church office in the back of the house. My desk, computer, books, and files were all in the room. The room had its own entrance, which served