Mar 5, 20142 minRelationshipsGet Over Yourself When You're Talked About Behind Your BackSome time ago, during the course of a conversation, a friend proceeded to tell me something she’d heard someone say about me behind my...
Oct 29, 20131 minRelationshipsWhen People Make You Want to Quit“This is too hard. I want to quit.” Those were the words I said to Dave last night. Even as it left my lips, I knew I didn’t mean it. I...
Sep 9, 20132 minChurchA Sunday Morning in the Life of a Village PastorI 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, 20132 minRelationshipsI Ran into Myself at the Psych Center TodayIt 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...
Apr 25, 20131 minFaith Why God Bottles Our TearsAt times I’ve wondered why the Psalmist wrote that Got puts all our tears in a bottle (Psalm 56:8). I thought about it again recently, as...
Jul 22, 20122 minFaith"God is Good" and Other Annoying Things Church People Like to SayHave you ever noticed that when church people say, “God is good!” it’s often in the context of God doing something good for them? I got...