Recently I returned to my home state of West Virginia to conduct a funeral for a distant relative. Following the service at the funeral home, we … [Read more...] about Seventeen Year Locusts and the Long View of Life
12 Healthy Trends Emerging in Revitalizing Churches
There are a lot of adjectives that can be used to describe churches: Vibrant churches, mega churches, healthy churches, dying churches, transitioning … [Read more...] about 12 Healthy Trends Emerging in Revitalizing Churches
Facing Into the Tsunami
It didn’t take me long after moving to California to learn that when you spend the day on the beach, you never turn your back to the surf. Even on … [Read more...] about Facing Into the Tsunami
Choose Your Words Carefully
Here are ten words/phrases that I would prefer not to experience … [Read more...] about Choose Your Words Carefully
Tidying Up the Church
Be surrounded by the things you love. I’m immersed in a book called The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. Kondo is Japanese and has … [Read more...] about Tidying Up the Church
How Do We Describe a Healthy Church?
January is a typical month for giving attention to one’s body after the gluttony of Thanksgiving and Christmas. The airwaves are full of … [Read more...] about How Do We Describe a Healthy Church?
An Ecclesial Society of Explorers
Michael Polanyi, the Hungarian born philosopher of science, shapes the way I think about both science and theology. His description of the scientific … [Read more...] about An Ecclesial Society of Explorers
STOP/LOOK/LISTEN
Our recent CHC column on the future of denominational entities engendered a wide range of responses. This one is from Bob Dale, noted … [Read more...] about STOP/LOOK/LISTEN
Falling Forward
Three weeks ago, my life changed in an instant. One unfortunate misstep landed me in the hospital with a badly damaged foot. The next day, an … [Read more...] about Falling Forward