As I go through my days I try to make one less thing for someone else to do whenever I can.
Tag: community
Stuck In The Blame Game
A culture which leaves us unable to recognize when people are attempting to walk alongside us when we are suffering has a deep illness.
Entering the Maelstrom
I find the month between Thanksgiving and Christmas overwhelming.
Palmyra’s Costume Party
Palmyra, NJ asks, “Why not us?” And begins a remarkable transformation.
Pack Hunting
Of all the lies our society tells itself, the greatest must be the notion of the true “individual.” We are taught to believe we are in control of who we are — our likes, tastes, wants, and assumptions aren’t because of any outside influence but because we desire them. All on our own. And nobody…
When sermons go, “Bleck!”
This has been a tough week for my sermon-writing. Thursday I wrote my first draft on the passage for the week and didn’t feel right about it. I chewed on it overnight and decided to re-write it on Friday, and I absolutely hated it. I felt the kind of visceral, “This must never be seen…
