When We Lose Another Author – Goodbye, Rachel Held Evans
“My story is about moving from certainty, through doubt, to faith. It’s not about the answers I found but about the questions I asked, questions I suspect you might be…
Read moreOrdinary Is Underrated – The Ministry of Ordinary Places
“Making the world better for one person makes the world better.“ – Shannan Martin The Unqualified I walk into the chaos on Wednesdays. People are lined up outside. People are…
Read moreDo You Belong at Church? – Day 6 of Handmade
DAY 6, OCTOBER 6 Belong “God doesn’t like people to be without a place. Out-of-place people always have a place with God.” – Caleb Kaltenbach When someone asks, “Where do…
Read moreWhen You’re the Minority
White Specks Jeff and I looked around us that Sunday night. Where was our generation? We were among the oldest in the room. (It still feels like a new phenomenon…
Read moreWhy They Listen to You
“People tire quickly of conversations that are simply ongoing narratives, endlessly repeated narratives, of another time.” – Joan Chittister Aunt Nancy Aunt Nancy is 93 years old. Her husband died…
Read moreJust 42 Seconds – Short Conversations Matter
Our best relationship moments usually come through conversations. When we read Jesus’s conversations in the New Testament, we discover how short many were. According to Carl Medearis, author and minister…
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