Gratitude can sustain us through life’s trials
“How do you do it?” my friend Marty Griffin asked. “I mean you get after it every day with kids dying, folks overdosing, and people attacking the good work Read more.
Where chasms separate, belonging can seem like a luxury
Faithbridge has been growing. That’s a blessing. I remember lean years when a handful of us met in the great room at the Myers Ridge Community Center on Read more.
Local news can still make an impact on our communities
It was a typically busy day, running about with two of the guys working for the church from one task to another. In our busy-ness, we often miss a lot…… Read more.
Love should lead us out of our comfort zones
This week, I did a little instructive engagement in Harrisburg alongside one of my heroes: Dr. Larry Anderson the pastor of Great Commission Church in Philly. Pastor Read more.
This isn’t the season or reason to go along to get along
The world’s gone nuts,” a seasoned teacher said to me recently. “I’m punching the clock for a few more months until I retire, just trying to shut my mouth Read more.
The praise doesn’t belong to me, but to everyone who pitched in
In the 1980s, I was in the Army. My job was to manage a motor pool. My friends will tell you that to this day I can barely change a… Read more.
Labors of love keep the world turning
Labor day is back again. My union-loving friends love to point out that the holiday wouldn’t exist without unions fighting for it, and I suppose that’s true… Read more.
Making your relationship work with tenacity
A couple we know celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary a short time ago. Teressa and I feel pretty accomplished here in our 31st year of matrimony, but compared Read more.
JOYCE MAYS: I’ll miss you, my friend, until we see each other again
Joyce Mays and I shared lots of friends and acquaintances. Our bond, however, was closer than that. Much like soldiers who’ve dodged incoming fire together, we Read more.
God’s mechanisms make relationships possible
Often believers seem to be speaking a strangely different language than other folks, a problem that sometimes makes interaction difficult. “Christianese” is Read more.