Layers: Responding to Comments Pastorally
Susan is a pastor transitioning to a new call. While introducing herself to the congregations, she engaged in conversation that one would expect around ministry, such as balancing time. But […]
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Keeping It Real: Friends Who Ask the Right Questions
“Would you be asked to do that if you were married?” My friend Catherine always cuts to the heart of the matter, not mincing words. She is the person who […]
When I Grow Up
What did you want to be when you grow up? I don’t know about you all, but I was certain that I was going to be an agricultural veterinarian. I […]
The Kindergartener’s Gospel
I remember well the famous “All I really need to know I learned in kindergarten” poster which hung in every one of my elementary school classrooms in Alabama, with its […]
To Be or Not To Be… A “None”
My brothers and I were raised in a medium-sized Presbyterian congregation in a small southern city. We went to Sunday school, worship, and the Wednesday night program. Our parents were […]
