I’m fascinated by the advice that older saints give near the end of their lives, particularly when the advice isn’t what you’d expect.
I came across two pieces of advice
We change differently than we think.
Many of us think that we are, as James K.A. Smith puts it, “brains on a stick.”
We view our bodies as (at best!) extraneous, temporary
“Every church leader needs a coach,” writes Scott Thomas in Gospel Coach. I’d go further: everybody needs a coach. If you are interested in growing in your faith, and integrating the gospel
We felt fragmented, for good reason: we were.
My wife, Charlene, felt it more than I did. We lived in one community, and both of us worked in another. Our kids attended school
I was out for a run with new shoes. I had done this dozens of times before. I’d even helped to lead a running group with my wife, Charlene. This time, though,