Part of a plan to implement change will be a preparedness to deal with criticisms of the change. It is helpful to know that critics can be critical because of different motivations. Wise agents of change listen and respond accordingly. And, of course, are always ready to admit when they’re wrong or if there are …

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One of the nice things about not observing Lent is that I can enjoy New York Hymns’ album Songs For Lent all year round. I recommended this last year when it was released and available at Noisetrade. Now it’s been posted as a free download at Bandcamp. Recorded as a collective project, it should appeal …

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Sometimes we seek the miraculous to remove the signposts which point us to Jesus, instead of wanting the Jesus we’re being pointed to. From Zack Eswine’s Sensing Jesus. This presence of inconsolable things reminds us that healing is not the same as heaven. Miracles are real and powerful, but they do not remove the inconsolable …

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