The digital soul
I love dystopian novels, from Dune to Ready Player One to other titles not as well known. While dystopian novels can challenge readers to...
How’s the connection?
One summer during my early teens our church vacation Bible school organizers recruited me to modernize our VBS program using a computer, projector and...
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...
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...
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 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....
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...