Conni Cash, and you’ve probably heard me refer to her as THE CONNI, was Office Manager Extrordaniare of Centenary United Methodist Church (Effingham, IL) when I was appointed there. She was and is amazing. She says of the following, “A good reminder when life feels overwhelming.” — The first police officer reaches under the one-ton…

HEY, EVERYBODY! IT’S JANET HARGIS! And with those words, a profound friendship was formed. Here’s advice from her earlier today that I guarantee you will wish you had followed if you don’t —- This is your reminder to record your mama.Record her around the kitchen, ask her why she used chicken broth instead of water,…

From an article in The Wall St. Journal, 8.16.23 — Trillian from Douglas Adams’s Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy — “We have normality. “I repeat, we have normality. “Anything you still can’t cope with is therefore your own problem.” — and if it’s said loud enough and long enough….

Sky McCracken is one of those people of whom I wonder, “Why haven’t our paths ever crossed in real life?!” He recently wrote what follows, and it’s with his graciously expressed permission that I share it with you here — This remains the most frustrating part of my work. In 36 years, it hasn’t gotten…

Ken Carter, a United Methodist colleague, online friend, and holder of many degrees and titles, wrote and shared this paragraph earlier today. I’m looking forward to your response — A small but loud sliver of the blogosphere is repetitive in its (unfounded) critique of United Methodist bishops. In reality, these are women and men who…

Jon Gordon wrote this. It’s simply too good not to share with you —- Love is The Difference When Dabo Swinney’s Clemson Football team won the national championship in 2016, he said that his One Word all year was Love and he told his team their love for each other would be the difference. When…

Elisabeth Elliot wrote —- “There comes a time – many times, actually – in the lives of our children where we have to put the basket in the water. We have to let go and trust the plan of the Father. The world is a scary place – a place where we fear our children…

“He who began a good work in you,” an old friend wrote, “will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus.” Yup, that’s about you. And it’s about what God in Christ Jesus has done. And it’s about what God in Christ Jesus is doing. And it’s about what God in Christ…

Dr. John Delony regularly offers massive amounts of solid advice. Let’s spend some quality time with him and his thoughts on Anxiety, which is so prevalent — Anxiety is real. It’s powerful. Anxiety affects millions and millions of adults, teens and children in the United States alone, and it’s the most commonly diagnosed mental health challenge of our…

Bob Hostetler wrote this piece, giving words for all of us to use with these prayers. (And you’ve heard stories from me about his brother, Larry Hostetler, a long-lost college friend with whom I’ve reconnected now that we’re both allegedly in retirement. You’d love Bob and Larry both!) — Though it began as Armistice Day…