Light Still Shines…
In the last two weeks, I have been talking with a lot of folks across Iowa. I spent some time with clergy in Des Moines…
Ministry in Heels
Coffee making ladies…
Tonight I had a presentation scheduled in Tama/Toledo. These two little towns are so close I can’t tell where one ends and the other begins….
Honey Badgers, Anxiety, and the future of the church
At our conference Orders Event a few weeks ago, we talked a lot about being anxious. The talk was from a systems theory perspective and…
salvaging a forgotten purpose
Six years ago, I purchased a FranklinCovey planner. And then technology changed and I started keeping track of my calendar through gmail and with a…
My Book of Resolutions
Resolution 2013.1 WHEREAS, my change in job has caused some stress in my family life WHEREAS, stability is sometimes more important than flexibility WHEREAS, I…
Batteries
I hopped in my car last night to go get some chinese food for our quiet little new year’s eve. We had movies and the…
Vision, Mission, Money and Imagination
I love my new ministry as the coordinator for Imagine No Malaria in our conference… but I often have a hard time explaining why. While…
Christmas, The Grinch, and a Heart
My step-mother-in-law, Sue, is a nurse. Not a floor nurse, but someone who works with cardiac cases to determine and support best practices for the…