Coping With Conflict
Conflict. It seems to have escalated in recent years. Conflict between “Trumpers” and “Never Trumpers.” Conflict in Congress. Conflict between Republicans and Democrats. Conflict between liberals and...
View ArticleWhen Politics are Problematic
According to a recent poll by Lifeway Research of 1,000 Protestant Pastors, 44% said their “people’s political views” were difficult to deal with. Additionally, 48% of the respondents expressed...
View ArticleIs “Your Church” a “Red Door” Church?
Nancy Kennedy, religious writer for our local Citrus County Chronicle recently wrote a column entitled “Red Door Churches” that caught my eye. Kennedy relates touring a new meeting house of a church...
View ArticleWinning Even When You Lose
“Some things are bigger than sports,” correctly opined David Suggs in sportingnews.com. We were reminded of this fact (again) as a dramatic, and scary scene unfolded in the first inning during a...
View ArticleAddressing Loneliness
The problem of loneliness has made news headlines lately. From CNN to NBC to FNC, it’s reported that loneliness is now a national epidemic. Surgeon General, Vivek H. Murthy, has released an official...
View ArticleRespecting Differences
This week we were scheduled to be vacationing in Maui. Then the unthinkable happened. The entire town of Lahaina was destroyed by a raging fire fueled by fierce winds. Technically, we could have...
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