“The shortest distance between two people is a conversation.” This statement resonates with me deeply in light of our many conversational deficits these days. […]
Commentary
Compass Bearings: Four Loves
This Companion issue highlights the ministry of our Town and Country (T&C) churches, where some of the most consequential ministry in the Covenant takes place. […]
Voices: The Radical Affirmationist
I stared at my Bible in desperation for several seconds, focused on the words of the passage […]
Church in the Making
For thirty years it has been a privilege to serve first the gospel and then the church in this space. […]
Voices: I Wouldn’t Tell This to the Church
Years ago, I had a pastor friend who told me that one of his rules in preaching was never […]
Voices: If Only Heaven Had Visiting Hours
I have a large, framed charcoal drawing of my father on my living room wall. It was […]
Learning from the Difference
The 2016 election has split my Christian circles into three major groups. […]
Starting at Home
I stopped by last week, just for a minute. I needed to be sure she was all right, adjusting well to her new environment, feeling more settled, less anxious. […]
Before You Exit, Ensure You’re in the Right Seat
Leadership consultant Jim Collins, author of Good to Great, says that to ensure success leaders must not only get the right people on the bus, but those people must be in the right seats. […]
When the One Who Helped Save You from Yourself Dies
I might not be working here if not for Lani Porter, one of the most grace-filled women […]
Compass Bearings: Grace and Truth
In John 1:14 we read that Jesus came, full of grace and truth. That balance can be elusive for his followers, but it is who we are at our best as imitators of Christ. […]
Resurrection Life in a Culture of Meme and Meh
You might remember McKayla Maroney from the 2012 Summer Olympics. She was favored to win the individual women’s vault […]