Ryan Burge says —- A lot of folks assume that many Protestant denominations will just slowly decline over the next few decades. That’s not what is going to happen. The Boomers are propping most of them up right now. When…

What happens when an elementary student has the role of Chief Inspirational Office (CIO)?Mrs. Arensberg explains, “When kids are trusted with meaningful responsibility, they rise to it…and sometimes a small handwritten note is what someone needs to feel seen!” Time…

From the intro to Will Willimon’s latest book — A parable is a GPS taking you to a new world that’s God’s rather than the fake world in which we are bedded down. Sure, Jesus wants to connect with us,…

Mrs. Arensberg’s classroom Chief Inspirational Office (CIO) will do more than say or write kind words. “They teach kids to slow down, look around, and care about how others are feeling. “They give students the chance to lead with kindness…

Mrs. Arensberg is an elementary teacher to whom I direct your attention; you’ll find her wisdom on FaceBook and undoubtedly elsewhere. In her classroom she has a student designated as the CIO — Chief Inspiration Officer — whose role it…

From my pocket notebook, which I whipped out at our District Christmas Dinner/Program/Concert/ last month to scribble this — Howard Bell had us sing Hark! the Herald Angels Sing to the tune of Christ the Lord is Risen Today. (I’ll…

Courtney Carver. Brilliance. Much needed but little heeded. In her own words — The guilt of your past The pressure to prove yourself — Questions? How about seeing what Proverbs 17:28 and Isaiah 43:1 and Acts 20:24 and 1st Corinthians…

What will you stop doing? What will you continue doing? What will you start doing? And I’ve checked the calendar…”someday” isn’t one of the days of the week…so if Today is the When, how are your three What categories looking?

Those three were all questions about something many in the Church have relegated to an annual campaign to meet the church budget. They’re about stewardship. As in Matthew 25:14-30. Yup. Serious stuff here. Let’s not hurry away. Now would be…

Someone, I think Mel Robbins, asks three questions that fit with yesterday’s blog here, and the third is What will you start doing? Spend some time with that today. For context: Ephesians 5:16. Ready? Set? What will you start doing…today?