God gave men a special kind of gift. I discovered it as a little girl, leaning my knobby elbow on my dad’s knee during church. I know it now too, when my I put my arm through my husband’s when we sit together in the pew. It’s that low, deep rumble that is a man’s voice when he sings. Men are good at singing. And the … Continue reading to the basses and baritones

There’s a battle raging in the church at this very moment. It’s fought on social media pages and blogs, in secret Facebook groups and hushed conversations. It’s being duked out in voters’ meetings and house visits, in pastors’ offices and in school board meetings. We lay people have a really hard time with the Office of the Holy Ministry. We are convinced that pastors think … Continue reading give peace a chance

But not in the way you were thinking. 1 Corinthians reminds us that we treat our pastors like crap. Literally. We have become, and are still, like the scum of the world, the refuse of all things. So tonight, write your pastor an email. Shoot him a Facebook message. Text him. Thank him for pointing out your sin, even when it was obvious; for not letting … Continue reading your pastor is scum