It had to be tough to have a conversation with Jesus. He would have been compassionate. It’s not that. I’m guessing his style was more gentle than his relative John, for example. Living in a village learning a craft would have given you more people skills than growing up in the desert. Being the oldest […]

First published February 8, 2012 You’ve been going through a lot. I get it.  Some of it matters, some of it doesn’t. And you know that. But still, you’ve been going through a lot. And you just said, “The next person who crosses that line is going to get smacked.” What concerns me is that when you […]

Our weather in Fort Wayne hasn’t been as extreme as the weather faced by friends in the Northeast United States. We have, however, had to make decisions about cancellations this month. Here are some reflections about the process: 1. We try never to say that we are “canceling church”. Instead, we say things like “We […]