What God Has Always Wanted
In her excellent book on children’s ministry, Ivy Beckwith writes about some of the mistakes we make in teaching the Bible to kids:
When we use the Bible with children simply to
Preaching that we are part of this story
One of the great responsibilities of a preacher is to help congregations…catch a glimpse of what an adventure it is in our little times and little places, to be part of this
Pastors complaining about congregations
From Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Life Together:
A pastor should not complain about his congregation, certainly never to other people, but also not to God. A congregation has not been entrusted to him in
The Blogging Church
Just saw an ad for this book:
“Brian Bailey makes two things crystal clear in this book: if you’ve got a church, then you need to spread your story. And if you
Bird brain
At the gym where I work out, there’s a red cardinal on the other side of the glass by the treadmills and elliptical machines. It’s been there for days, and it