I’ve got the joy
Content note: This story concerns miscarriage.
Ayear ago, we knew we needed joy.
Now we know only God produces it.
As 2021 ended, my wife and I...
Change transforms us
Since my early teen years, I’ve harbored a more than mild interest in our feathered friends. My ninth-grade teacher had a remarkable love of...
The way we were
Life changes people. The question is, how and in what ways? We may grow up in similar circumstances, attend the same college and be...
Are you too sure?
Assurance is not the first word we think of when it comes to conflict. We are more likely to think of the hymn, Blessed...
The road to reconciliation
We all know conflict. We’ve all had some sort of dispute at some time in our lives. Conflict is a part of life. What’s...
Preserving unity, pursuing the mission
Churches are often confronted with tough situations and agonizing decisions. Opinions and preferences clash. Feelings arise. Conflicts emerge, and we struggle to resolve them....
When friends disagree
A client recently detailed her complicated feelings about something a loved one posted on social media after a mass shooting.
“She is like a grandmother...
The lurking rival
“Love your enemies.” Some of us struggle with these words of Jesus. “I’m a nice person,” we think. “Most of the people I know...