EXCERPT Think about what it would have felt like to be a fourteen-year-old in Germany in the 1930s as the Nazi party was spewing hate and lies and Adolf Hitler was rising in popularity and power. Rev. John Zehring wrote…

From a great list by Tammy Strobel of ten things to do to deal with stress in simple, healthy ways comes this — Practice gratitude   In my early twenties, I tended to compare my life to my peers. I thought…

Pastor Appreciation Month has become another way some churches approach October. On this final day of this month, I want to make two things very clear: — an extremely loud boisterous raucous and dangerously decibelous Thank YOU to the churches…

Be alert, be present, says God. I’m about to do something brand-new, God continues in Isaiah 43:19.It’s bursting out! Don’t you see it? God asks you and me in the Message version of our Bibles. There it is! I’m making…

“Sometimes the next chapter begins the moment you stop reading the last one.” That’s a line from a post by a Social Emotional Learning teacher who is online as Mrs. Arensberg. (If you’ve noticed that some of my Finally Friday…

Seen this? —- “Best of all, attending a church service carries no admission fee. For families watching the budget, that’s a pretty sweet detail to tuck into your weekend plans.” Details: Illinois Is Home To A Multi-Campus Church With Modern…

*yes, my title here is a reference to a Red Hot Chili Peppers song* Kindness is free. Give it away like you’ve got a pocket full of it,

The first time I wrote this sentence, it was just a question in light of what I had here from Fran several days ago about reading and thinking. Then I read my question and realized it has layers. Ready?And so…to…

What besides novels are you reading? [NOTE: “I’m reading your blog” is still not an answer.]

And so…what are you reading? [NOTE: “I’m reading your blog” is not an answer]