While vacationing in Norway last week, Marilyn and I took a lecture on happiness, and why Norway (ranked #1 in happiness in 2017) continues to be one of the happiest countries in the world. The presenter shared methods like Hygge – having homemade cake with friends in...
As I talk with pastors in transition, although many speak of the successes they have experienced, there is also the stain of perceived failure as they reflect on ministry, their previous call, and even hope for the future. These pastors and leaders see failure in the...
When the presbytery communicates to a moderator of session that the presbytery would like to attend the next session meeting, how do the members of the session feel about the upcoming meeting? What do they think the meeting will entail? This is the question Corey...
One of the many benefits to international travel and my travel to Poland is to observe what is different than the United States. Sometimes it’s small things like not having ice water, seeing the first floor of the elevator marked as zero, or the two-button toilet...
I was taken aback by the latest Supreme Court ruling on Affirmative Action and acceptance of the false doctrine of race-neutral policy. In an article written for the Atlantic, “Race Neutral Is the New Separate but Equal” by Uma Mazyck Jayakumar and Ibram X. Kendi, the...
There is a recently published book on the future of the church in America that I would encourage all to read. The book is referred to as part of a series of articles in the New York Times on America’s move away from religion. The article is entitled “The Largest and...
