…continued from How to break up with your church, prt. 3 4. Common characteristics of those who have broken up with my church in a loving, healthy, and classy way They set up a time to meet with me and affirm their love and respect for me, and that they look forward to meeting withContinue reading “How to break up with your church, prt. 4 (of 5)”
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How to break up with your church, prt. 3 (of 5)
…continued from How to break up with your church, prt. 2 3. Do not break up with your church by sneaking out, or sending an email, letter, text message, or voice mail Mature people break up with a conversation, face to face, if possible. Among the immature ways people break up with the church, sneaking outContinue reading “How to break up with your church, prt. 3 (of 5)”
How to break up with your church, prt. 2 (of 5)
…continued from How to break up with your church, prt. 1 2. When you break up with your church, avoid a litany of insults and criticisms In any human relationship, this will be destructive and hurtful, and it will certainly be the same for your relationship with your soon-to-be-former church and pastor. Every pastor hasContinue reading “How to break up with your church, prt. 2 (of 5)”
How to break up with your church, prt. 1 (of 5)
A fellow pastor wrote to me recently and asked me to write a post about how to leave your church. I instantly wondered why I had never thought of doing that before as I, and every other pastor, have been burned by people who leave in hurtful ways. Have you ever decided it was timeContinue reading “How to break up with your church, prt. 1 (of 5)”
Milestones II
*Showered standing up for the first time since getting out of the hospital *Made the bed this morning When I was a runner, I usually ran at around 7mph. In PT this morning they started me off on the treadmill at .7 mph. That .7 mph felt every bit as good as 7 mph everContinue reading “Milestones II”
Avoiding a Muffin-Top Life
The Muffin Top — Self Absorption I realized this morning that I have become self-absorbed. When I first got sick a few weeks ago, it was all about having “time for myself” and wanting to rest and recover fully and not being burdened by the expectations of others. Somewhere along the way, that became completeContinue reading “Avoiding a Muffin-Top Life”
Four ways we miss love
On February 10 I posted about how some people were not comfortable with how I speak of God, because my language isn’t traditional enough and doesn’t reflect enough orthodoxy. This morning I received a beautiful, if short-lived apology from one of those to whom I had been referring in that post. Only it wentContinue reading “Four ways we miss love”
The Universe Arcs Towards Grace
Through my recent posts on this blog, others who are suffering, some more deeply than I, have connected and sent me questions, looking for encouragement in their own struggles. The post below is a response I gave today to a woman with stage four cancer who wrote to ask, “how do you NOT give up?” Continue reading “The Universe Arcs Towards Grace”
Home
Came home last evening. Extremely intense experience. Finally got to my place on the couch and was just overwhelmed with emotion. It took me a few minutes to finally say to Christy, “Here I am, back here, after all these days and all this work, and I feel exactly the same as when I left.”Continue reading “Home”
You’re Still Here
Words to a song I wrote when home sick with MS for a few weeks in the late 90’s. A much more “Christian” song than the next one I wrote about the disease a few years later. Still, some good thoughts perhaps. YOU’RE STILL HERE Seems those worship songs of yesterday Rarely moved my heartContinue reading “You’re Still Here”
Temp Arbor 