The Legacy of September 11th
All of us who lived through September 11, 2001, remember precisely where we were and what we were doing when news of the terrorist attacks reached us. My most indelible memories are the towering...
Building Bridges Through Community Mapping
In an increasingly fragmented and rapidly changing world, churches and other service organizations are struggling to understand and connect with the communities they seek to serve. Churches, in particular, have lost many of the...
Dolly and W.C.
As our minivan wound its way through the Smokey Mountains to Sevier County, Tennessee, home of Dollywood Splash Country, I paused the latest Percy Jackson audiobook, to narrate a story of my own for...
Ministry Garden Part 2: How to Establish and Maintain Church Ministries
My vernal detector is still set on “Virginia” and, despite four years in Canada, when the calendar flips to April, I am ready for warm breezes and sunshine. April Fools! It’s usually another two...
Ministry Garden Part 1: Setting Ministry Priorities for Your Church
Our second summer in Canada, the girls and I attempted a small garden in our backyard. We began with cucumbers and beans planted directly in the soil along the fence, and a few tomato...
Join [Church] Meeting
After church on Sunday, the post-worship conversation turned to how we’re all holding up and adapting through the first fortnight of these pandemic days. It was good to check in and be checked in...
Sandy Hook Revisited
It’s hard to believe that three years have passed since Adam Lanza gunned down 20 elementary school children, 6 of their teachers, and his mother. Even harder to fathom is that, three years on,...
Onward Into Christmas
Onward into Christmas? It’s January 6th. Schools are back in session. There isn’t a silver bell or a red cup to be found. This post is a little late, don’t you think? Shouldn’t you...
The Tomb is Still Empty
Worship services on the Sunday after Easter are typically the lowest attended of the year. In effect, Easter Sunday has become for us what Palm Sunday was for Jesus and the Twelve. Looking out...
