by CG Ministries | Oct 16, 2019 | Uncategorized
I sat on the phone with a dear friend and colleague, listening to their lament. “Damn” I said, because that’s what ministers sometimes say to each other when we talk about hard things. The church they were serving was headed toward closure and my friend was dismayed...
by CG Ministries | Oct 7, 2019 | Uncategorized
Call yourself alive? Look, I promise you that for the first time you’ll feel your pores opening like fish mouths, and you’ll actually be able to hear your blood surging though all those lanes, and you’ll feel light gliding across the cornea like the...
by CG Ministries | Sep 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
The creativity it takes to teach children always requires keeping an eye out for books and resources that can connect the stories of our faith to the experiences of our children. There’s nothing more exciting than watching a child’s imagination come alive with...
by CG Ministries | Sep 25, 2019 | Uncategorized
“If you suddenly and unexpectedly feel joy, don’t hesitate. Give in to it. There are plenty of lives and whole towns destroyed or about to be. We are not wise, and not very often kind. And much can never be redeemed. Still, life has some possibility left. Perhaps this...
by CG Ministries | Sep 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Normally I don’t write stand alone book reviews, however occasionally a book comes along that is so striking and thought provoking that I want to talk about it…a lot. The Lightest Object in the Universe by Kimi Eilese is the first book of 2019 that completely...
by CG Ministries | Sep 10, 2019 | Uncategorized
As I mentioned in my post earlier about healing from a broken (pastor) heart, seeking ways to grow and do self-reflection on your biases, blindspots, trauma and history is an important part of healing as a pastor. I encourage clergy to seek out a professionally...
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