SPIRITUAL FORMATION A Different Kind of Justice January 10, 2019 0 Comment I wanted to punch her, but I also wanted to keep my job—and my salvation. We were five minutes into …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION For God So Loved Lenten Reading Plan January 03, 2019 0 Comment Last year, we released our first downloadable pastor’s resource for Lent. We continue to hear how vital these resources are …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION The Pain of Advent December 17, 2018 0 Comment The development of Blue Christmas services, aimed at comforting and offering hope to those who mourn over the holidays, has …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION The Great Collaboration: Finding Unity in Divisive Times December 10, 2018 0 Comment I’m sad. There is a multitude of other emotions I could mention, but the predominant emotion is deep sadness. I …
THEOLOGY The Messiah and Suffering December 06, 2018 0 Comment Sometimes I wonder if we’ve forgotten what a cross was. We adorn our necks and our sanctuaries with crosses, often …
FAMILY 7 Ways to Avoid Comparing Your School-Age Children October 20, 2016 0 Comment Many parents have compared one child’s academic accomplishments or classroom behavior to another’s, either as incentives to elicit good behavior …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION When God Calls Us to Hospitality March 20, 2017 0 Comment On a small table in our upstairs hallway sits a decorative bowl filled with various snacks. The snacks themselves change …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION 40 Days without Facebook: What Two Pastors Learned from a Social-Media Fast (Part 1 of 5) June 05, 2017 0 Comment This past Lent, in an effort to foster and maintain our spiritual and emotional health, we (Michael Palmer and Danny …
PASTORAL MINISTRY Mentoring Through Solidarity October 16, 2017 0 Comment Perpetua, a Christian noblewoman in the third century, was punished for her faith by being sentenced to death in the …
SPIRITUAL FORMATION The Mystery of Holiness August 09, 2018 0 Comment “God’s name is not known; it is wondered at.” —Gregory of Nyssa What does it mean to experience holiness? I …