Do you ever feel like you are going in circles? No matter how hard you try to implement a change, you continue the same trek around the barn? Again? Let me assure you this is a normal, even human, experience. I believe all of us would raise our hand in agreement when asked if that …
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Surrounded
As the Executive Assistant to our Senior Pastor, I frequently get calls from people looking for a variety of things related to the church, pastoral assistance, sermons, etc. To be completely transparent, this past year has seen more than its fair share of difficult phone calls and emails. The tensions that our communities have seen …
Maps
Back in Junior High School, I took a class that taught me how to read, plot, and draw topographic maps. If you aren’t a map nerd like me, topographic maps show you the earth’s features in a certain location – slopes, valleys, etc – through a series of lines drawn to scale. The closer the …
Celebrate
Happy New Year! For most of us, this signifies the end of a season filled with celebrations, rich foods, and family visits. The New Year also launches many of us into renewed commitments to living better through healthier diets, a more robust prayer life, focused exercise, and purposeful relationships. It has always looked like a …