If I were Jesus, most of the miracles would have been fun for me to experience. Feeding 5,000+. Healing the bleeding woman who had suffered for years. Walking on water. But one would have been especially tough—the healing of the pouter. Jesus had been welcomed into the home of Mary and Martha and was enjoying time…
From Blogs: From Christine Hoover, “How Do I Respond When People Leave Our Church?” This is such a hard part of being a pastor’s wife (and pastor too). Her advice is important: “hold people and the church lightly. Neither belong to us; all belong to God.” I love almost everything Penelope Trunk writes on homeschooling. If…
From blogs: I watched an old episode of Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives and saw a place in Arizona that made mac and cheese muffins. I haven’t attempted them yet, but I found a recipe that looks good! From Thom Rainer, 10 Things You Should Never Say to a Guest in a Worship Service. (There isn’t…
The most important lesson I’ve learned about helping others: the more specific you are, the more helpful you are. In the last decade of ministry, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said (or texted), “Let me know what I can do to help!” And I meant it every time. I really did want…
When we have people over, my favorite part of our time together comes after dinner has been eaten, when the kids are playing independently, and we have all gotten comfortable on the couches. Wives kick off their shoes, husbands put away their phones, and everyone has a full glass of lemonade. That’s when the…
Lee has had conversations with different people in the last week, talking about their former pastors at our church and other churches. In two of the conversations, about two different former pastors, both people told Lee the pastors couldn’t preach well, but they sure did love their people well. Because of those conversations, Lee and…