Dear Church Family and Community,
The primary definition of gentleness reads like this: the quality of being kind, tender, or mild-mannered. I found this striking for several reasons. One, when I first think of gentleness, I think…
Dear Church Family and Community,
I still remember Amadou Diallo. He was from Guinea but actually born in Liberia. Two bordering countries, but with borders that are largely arbitrary, people all across Africa cross countries like…
Dear Church Family and Community,
When you think about faithfulness, what comes to mind? What images or memories come to the forefront? Or maybe faithfulness is a person, or a group of people? What does faithfulness…
Dear Church Family and Community,
The last few days, I have had this song by James Huey in my heart:
When I Think about the Lord, How He saved me, how He raised me, How…
Dear Church Family and Community,
There’s something about kindness that just resonates. It is free to give, and unsurprisingly, even better to receive. Quite often, the relief, joy, and love we feel from kindness surpasses the act…
Dear Church Family and Community,
I often have to remind myself that the Psalms we read were songs that were sung. They were songs of praise and lament, and also songs of hope and despair. These songs…
Dear Church Family and Community,
Our family loves games. Board games, card games, yard games, video games…you name it, we’ll try it and probably love it. As part of our quarantine, we have been trying…
Dear Church Family and Community,
A little while back, my wife kindly reminded me that being physically in a space is not even close to being actually present in that same space and time. It…
Dear Church Family and Community,
I have been thinking of this Henri Nouwen quote recently. It sprang forth during a Q&A session following a speaking engagement. An exhausted and overwhelmed parent steps up and asks,…