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If You Skip Church, Don't Ask this Question

If you attend church on a regular basis but miss a Sunday now and then, you may, like most of us, ask this question (at least silently)...

I Once Lived Inside a Christian Bubble

Image Credit: Creative Commons I remember when I first realized I lived in the “Christian Bubble”—that insular, sterile place where...

My Dad Spent Years in Suicidal Depression —as a Pastor

My dad spent twenty years in suicidal depression, and seven of those while he was a pastor. Among other reasons related to his childhood,...

We’re Quitting the Church!

Recently a former pastor said to me, “I appreciate what you’re doing. I’ve been there, done that —going door-to-door, trying to get...

A Sunday Morning in the Life of a Village Pastor

I wake up to grey, threatening skies and know that today is going to be “one of those” Sundays. (Isn’t it always, for us?) Ruthie has...

I Ran into Myself at the Psych Center Today

It was at the patients’ art show, where I saw myself, represented by one long, blue strand of yarn. “It’s called ‘Support Net,’” the art...