Some Posts To Peruse

A little gathering-together of posts for your perusal and reflection.

It’s The Little Things

The little things trip us up every time. Be watching for them. [Click title to read more.]

How To Be Authentically “No-Drama” Believers

Church drama is more often than not a hydra-headed monster. It might initially be caused by a particular incident or person, but over time it becomes a labyrinthine mess of believers behaving badly, all contributing to the problem without ever owning part of it. [Click title to read more.]

For A Change, May I Suggest Also Giving To The “Flagrantly Undeserving” This Year?

In our desire to help "the least of these," we do ourselves a disservice if we only define "the least of these" as those we find most personally endearing or worthy. [Click title to read more.]

I’m Thankful For Subtle Growth

Sometimes growth is so subtle you don't realize it's happening. [Click title to read more.]

I’m Thankful For Flexible Traditions

We don't always have to do things the way everyone else has always done them - and that's great. [Click title to read more.]

Commodifying God

For lo, according to the gospel of the dollar, our souls are redeemed by our accessories. [Click title to read more.]

Stop Making Failure Easy

One of the best things we can do is to get out of our own way. [Click title to read more.]

Shhhh. (Sometimes The Best Thing You Can Is To Keep Quiet)

Solicitous silence is a practice we could stand to engage in more often. [Click title to read more.]

The Complex Nature of Gratitude

Gratitude, as I see it, is about accepting whatever we are given - good, bad, and ugly - with the joy that comes of understanding of God's true nature. [Click title to read more.]