Category: ministry

Grace and Love (and some other stuff)

I have to love others who have a history of not loving me.I have to love others who’ve rejected me.One of the first things a professor said to me that hit me really, really hard was this: “You can’t be in ministry unless you… Continue Reading “Grace and Love (and some other stuff)”

Acceptance

So, I’m about 5 months into my new job. And Wednesday night I was overwhelmed by it. Not so much in the details of the job – i.e., the stuff that needs to get done to make a ministry even happen. I’ve pretty much… Continue Reading “Acceptance”

An Example of Community

I have one grandparent still living, my maternal grandmother. Her husband died when I was a sophomore in high school and since his death, she has lived alone. She’ll be 92 in December. And she still lives on her own. Wow. I have occasion… Continue Reading “An Example of Community”

Invisible Children

One of the beautiful things about the electronic age is the ease it’s given us in contact our Senators and Representatives. Today I received an email from World Vision: Did you know that an estimated 250,000 children are exploited in armed conflicts worldwide? These… Continue Reading “Invisible Children”

Ego Stroking

Musicians. *rolls eyes* *shakes head* Oy. As a worship director, I have the sometimes daunting task of dealing with… well, “different” personalities. As my mother repeated to me over and over as a child “Music people are funny.” Not funny ha-ha. Funny weird. I… Continue Reading “Ego Stroking”