Daniel McCoy wrote, #3 – God gives people creative abilities. Then the Lord said to Moses, “See, I have chosen Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah, and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills—to…

“Fall can indeed give us a fresh start,” Joshua Becker says, “but only if we recognize we need one.”

James Bell wrote earlier today — I don’t think most of us realize how much the American church will change over the next ten years. A recent report on Christianity in America estimates that 100,000 churches could close or be repurposed over the next decade. Right now, estimates are roughly 4,000 churches are already closing…

Daniel McCoy wrote, #2 – God gave us creative jobs. “Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its…

Daniel McCoy wrote, #1 – God created us to create. “So God created mankind in his own image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them.” (Genesis 1:27) Just as a fish has trouble knowing what it’s like to feel wet, we earthlings might forget just how creative God…

God who has been faithful in the past, give us the courage to say yes to your call. Amen. —Disciplines 2026, p. 416

God, thank you for the small things that hold great meaning. Help me to see them and share them with others. Amen. —Disciplines 2026, p. 248

COPIED — Where does one look for direction when the compass goes haywire? In nature, it’s the stars. In business, at moments like these, when outcomes aren’t clear, you must turn to pragmatism and values. The first will help to stay focused on facts and grounded in reality when emotions in the room run high.…

Scott Gunn, an Episcopal priest, wrote this in a piece entitled God’s Ways are Not Our Ways, and it’s too good not to share with you. It’s based on Matthew 18:21-23, and a line that a choir member would turn and say to me and then laugh and hug me just before we processed into…

Survivorship is being grateful to be alivewhile grieving who you werebefore cancer. True. Very true. That’s attributable to the site coffeechaosandgiggles.com. It’s a line that says a lot. And says it exceedingly well. Believe me.