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Not From Around Here

“Hang on,” my friend Alissa said to me during a conversation over coffee on her couch. “I need to go take out the Herby Curby.” I looked at her blankly. “Did you just say… the Herby Curby?” She looked at me blankly. “Yeeesss…” Then her eyes opened wide as she suddenly realized she needed to […]

Spiritual Friendship

Tucked among the many things my seminary education neglected to mention was the truth that ministry is, more often than not, a ministry of presence in a particular place. When we are called to serve a congregation, more often than not, we must choose to leave behind a community and a neighborhood in order to […]