Yesterday I preached at Mathison Retirement Center about friendship with Christ and the loneliness that we may encounter in life. It seemed to resonate with some of the residents. One, in particular, shared her feeling of loneliness during the first few months after...
Spirituality and religion are not the same things, but religion can serve a useful role in helping mold and define our spirituality and facilitate spirituality’s expression. As William Countryman notes: “Map is not territory.” But a map helps one...
I have been writing, in small doses with short descriptive stories, about an experience that happened after a tumble into depression that went undiagnosed for over a year when I was in my early 40’s. After I shared with my doctor that “something just...
Anne Lamott’s personal page bio includes this: “Twenty-three years ago a very hung-over Anne Lamott stumbled into a small church and started what was to be a long journey towards sobriety and sanity. There were no instant miracles on that road, but many...
Living out loud…..that’s what I feel like I’m doing at times. Everyday I have a lot of explaining that I do…..Scripture, biblical principles, cultural deceptions, and why we do what we do in the ministry. I answer lots of questions...
So, I’ll start with this: a couple years ago, an event planner called me because I was going to do a speaking event. And she called, and she said, “I’m really struggling with how to write about you on the little flyer.” And I thought,...
Brene’ Brown is a researcher who studies vulnerability and relationships. She has Also addressed selectively allowing criticism to sink in: “A lot of cheap seats in the arena are filled with people who never venture onto the floor....
A COVENANT PRAYER I am no longer my own, but thine. Put me to what thou wilt, rank me with whom thou wilt. Put me to doing, put me to suffering…. Let me be employed by thee or laid aside for thee, exalted for thee or brought low by thee. Let me be full, let me...
A friend’s eulogy, written for her husband Ted Lovelace, who passed into life eternal December 29, 2014. Shared at his funeral by Rev. Brad McLain, Friday, January 2, 2015. Message from Joan, I want to thank everyone for coming. I know some of …you drove...
Prayer is a valuable practice of personal spiritual discipline and developing one’s relationship with God. We teach about prayer quite a bit at Titus 2. Here is a lesson on prayer that I learned this morning:This morning I was reading the day’s Proverb...
