Jul 28, 2010 | Being a Minister, Being the Church
I just finished reading Susan Sparks’ Laugh Your Way to Grace. The premise of the book is the need for and the function of humor in spirituality. Sparks presents the notion that all human gatherings can be classified into two groups: living room gatherings or den...
Jul 26, 2010 | Motherhood and Ministry
An annual trip to the doctor this week meant answering the usual questions to update the medical records. Is this still your health insurance? Are you still at this address? Has your email address changed? And you’re still a homemaker? I paused and bristled a bit with...
Jul 20, 2010 | +Pam Durso, Community
by Pam Durso I have now been at youth camp for just over twenty-four hours. My daughter and I are attending Passport Camp this week in North Carolina. I must say that being an adult sponsor is much easier when you have only one teenager to chaperone. And I must admit...
Jul 13, 2010 | Community, Preaching
Sunday, June 27, was a special day for a small rural congregation in south central Virginia. Colby was being dedicated, and a potential intentional interim was preaching a “trial” sermon. The congregation needed an intentional interim desperately, and this sermon was...