Give change a chance Change is a constant of life. No change. No life. Yet, we are instinctively frightened by change. We resist it. Sometimes we even try to pretend it’s not happening or that we can stop it. We can’t. The key to navigating change is self-awareness. Inquiring of ourselves, amongst other things, what…
The power of agency We’ve all found ourselves in situations where it seems apparent that something we have done–or failed to do–has caused a problem. Most of us work in collaborative environments where we are part of a process that creates value and offers it to the market. The very nature of process means that…
It’s never easy when someone renounces their faith. It’s especially difficult when that person has served as a pastor. The news broke (on Instagram, of course) that celebrity megachurch pastor and author Joshua Harris is not only ending his marriage, but he no longer understands himself to be a Christian; The information that was left…
We all know people who are especially sensitive and susceptible to harm. There’s a wonderful term in civil law for these sorts of people: egg-shell plaintiffs. An egg-shell plaintiff is someone who is harmed more seriously by an action that other plaintiff’s might be. They’re like Humpty-Dumpty. If they fall off the wall, they’ll shatter…
I had the pleasure of preaching at Immanuel Presbyterian Church this weekend. This is the community we have belonged to for the last couple of years, and a place we have grown to love. I preached on the parable of the sheep and the goats in Matthew 25. You can read the bulletin here and follow…