Lawson Stone is a long-time friend who’s a highly respected seminary faculty member. He wrote and shared the following earlier today. It’s with his graciously expressed permission that I share it with you as food for thought — Methodists have…

Chanequa. Love her name, love her stuff, love her honesty; brace yourself —- EXCERPT: Sometimes we are simply the convenient scapegoat for other people’s feelings. Eventually, I would realize that I was one of five faculty leaving a 40-member department…

Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,  Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without…

With gratitude to Libby Moeller for finding this succinct summary — Over the years, John Wesley had serious theological differences with another popular pastor named George Whitefield. Though they both argued passionately, Wesley reflected on these differences in a memorial…

We grieve. We do. Copied — Before I begin, this post is not seeking sympathy. It is merely trying to shed a little light on the total weirdness and unpredictability of grief. Those who have experienced deep loss already know.…

This is worth a revisit – – – A lady went to a store in Michigan to look for a birthday cake, she saw an employee and asked if she could write something on the cake, the employee said yes,…

With gratitude to the one and only Jean Chatzky from earlier today —- $810 That’s the highest bid on eBay(at the time of writing) for one–yes, one–of the viral Stanley Valentine’s Day tumblers from Target. To put it in perspective,…

I copied this from an ad for financial services— An author named James Clear wrote a book called Atomic Habits. It’s a great book. And in that book, he wrote a quotation, “Success is never due to one thing, but…

Came my way from a couple of well-informed friends I trust – – – This needs to be shared, needs to be read, and most importantly heard. Sertraline- ZoloftVenlafaxine- EffexorCitalopram- CelexaMirtazapine-RemeronFluoxetine- ProzacDuloxetine- CymbaltaSeroquel- QuetiapineLamictal- LamotrigineLexapro- EscitalopramWellbutrin- BupropionLorazepam- AtivanKlonopin- ClonazepamAbilify –…

COPIED with gratitude to a literal handful of people who sent this my way – – When Allyson Felix became pregnant, Nike was prepared to cut the terms of Felix’s endorsement by as much as 70% due to the pregnancy,…