So, there’s International Buy A Priest A Beer Day, which falls on September 9 in 2021. Okay, I’m not a priest. (Well, all Christians are really, but that’s not what this is about) My preferred beverage is probably not beer. But still. I feel close to qualifying.
Some weeks watching Fail Army is strangely comforting; other weeks People Are Awesome is motivating. I thought this week might have been a Fail Army week, but then People Are Awesome came in strong. These compilations of contrasts feature a sequences of People Are Awesome clips of someone doing something awesomely (naturally) followed by a …
Psalm 91 has featured in numerous reflections about the current social struggles to deal with the Covid-19 epidemic. Zack Eswine considers the same Psalm and offers wise counsel about listening well to those who are struggling to express their pain in a unique season of suffering. Honest naming isn’t safe for many of us. We’ve …
I have been trying to learn (since it was pointed out to me in painful circumstances) that saying things about members of the congregation in a negative way as a form of ‘in joke’ is wrong. That lesson has been hard to apply because of the familiarity we have with each other as a church, …
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