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We invited several pastors to reflect on "road signs" they're seeing in their ministry and here's what they had to say: There's something happening here. What it is ain't exactly clear...

  Lent began two weeks ago and unless your church chose to give up meetings for Lent (which, by the way, is a wonderful idea and a nurturing spiritual discipline!), you will find yourself in a church board meeting or two during the Lenten Season.  What...

We invited several pastors to reflect on "road signs" they're seeing in their ministry and here's what they had to say: "What if we aren't supposed to drive cars on paved roads with orderly signs?"  Reflection by: Jim Truesdell   "Pictured above are trail markers in the Adirondack State...

  Last week, we considered the motivating – and risky – role anger can play in a quest for social justice. In her essay, “Getting Angry Can Be a Good Thing,” Cecilia Muñoz suggests that “Anger has a way . . . of hollowing out your...

We invited several pastors to reflect on "road signs" they're seeing in their ministry and here's what they had to say: Runaway Vehicles Only Reflection by: Ben Johnston-Krase   "You're speeding downhill with more weight than you can possibly manage. In a death-defying moment, you realize that the only...

  Mention anger in church and most people will say something like “well, Jesus did overturn the tables in the temple, right?”  Almost as reactive balance, someone else will respond with “But isn’t anger one of the seven deadly sins?” We wonder if there are other ways...

We all know the signs we must pay attention to on the road – speed limits, curves ahead, school zone.  There is one, however, that most of us probably ignore – the one that tells us the slowest speed we should travel. So much emphasis is...

We hear a lot of statistics these days about the growing number of people who are religiously unaffiliated. But, thanks to the Pew Research Center, we also get stats from time to time on people who are religiously active.   For instance, one recent Pew research study...

I have two young children, and one thing I deeply and truly envy about them is their ability to play in just about any circumstance, no matter the context, time of day, who else is present, or what the objects of play might be. Their...