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)...
The Blog
Daringly Honest Thoughts About God, Life and People
- Oct 10, 2018
- 6 min
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...
- Dec 27, 2016
- 4 min
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,...
- Oct 30, 2013
- 2 min
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...
- Sep 9, 2013
- 2 min
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...
- May 24, 2013
- 2 min
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...