Birthdays, Blow Ups and Do Overs
My son turns 17 today. I’m having a hard time coming to grips with it. It won’t be too long before he is…
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A New Way of Resolutions
I don’t really do New Year’s resolutions. I used to. But I’ve discovered that to make a list and then to promptly lose said list…
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Talking Birds and Busy Monasteries
I was immediately wondering, Do I attract the terminally broken? The weirdos? I had just met Paul, and he nonchalantly commented—as if it were totally normal—that…
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Why Pastor Appreciation Month Should Go Away
Originally published in Relevant Magazine. Those not entrenched in Christian culture don’t know that the month of October is Pastor Appreciation Month. It’s…
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7 Really Dumb Reasons To Leave A Church
I thought she was The One—the mystical and romantic unicorn. Krechelle Durden. Out of the blue, she broke up with me. I was convinced this…
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