I had washed all the dishes that don’t fit into the dishwasher, vacuumed, and even had wiped down the stove underneath the burner grates. But when two of my guests, a small collection of the women pastors in the area, walked through the front door of my home, I realized one flaw in my plan of … [Read more…]
Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done, says social justice activist Bryan Stevenson. Why is it so hard to believe that?
I’m not a fan of fall. I don’t know if I ever have been. A friend of mine once called fall a “disease”. I believe him now. My allergies are turning my sinuses into Defcon 5, my nostrils constantly flaring with itch and redness and congestion and sneezing. My joints start to ache. I never … [Read more…]
Spending a few days back in Paducah, I’ve had some time to adequately reflect on my life the past two weeks. I spent two straight weeks at church camps. One with our presbytery at Brandon Springs in the Land Between the Lakes recreation area, and the other with Missouri Presbytery at Camp Cumberland. My first … [Read more…]