Some time ago, I said to a friend walking through a trial, “I’m sorry.” He replied, “What are you sorry for? This isn’t your fault!”
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Welcoming Single Parents
This guest post by Wendy Alsup explores how the local church can welcome, include, and minister to single parents. It is part of my “Welcoming…” series, which features first-person articles on how to welcome various demographics into our lives and church communities. Previous installations include “Welcoming the Hearing Loss Community” and “Welcoming the Eating Disorder…
Recommended: “Becoming a Church That Cares Well for the Abused”
Over the past two weeks, I completed the “Becoming a Church That Cares Well for the Abused” curriculum (and other free abuse training material available through Ministry Grid). I recommend that every church leader, ministry worker, and church member complete it. Having everyone in the church view this material and understand the basics of how…
BIG NEWS on My Fiction Writing
It’s 2:30 am. I can’t sleep, but I’m too tired to do real work, so I thought I’d share some BIG NEWS about my fiction writing! I wrote a novel several years ago. I would have NEVER dreamed back then what God—in his infinite kindness and unending faithfulness—would be doing with it today. I. AM….
Seeing Failures, Progress, People, and Grace
The more I learn about being a better pastor today, the more I understand my failures as a pastor yesterday. This helps me feel my need for grace.