John’s Blog- Gratitude
Late in August, my wife and I attended a conference at Montreat on Transitional Ministry. One of my best friends, Dee Wade, and I had decided to attend the conference...
Read MoreJohn’s Blog- The Virtues that Really Matter
A number of people have died who were very significant to my development as a pastor and, I’d like to think, as a human being. At the risk of leaving someone out, I...
Read MoreJohn’s Blog- Lenten Journey
In her book, Pastrix, Nadia Bolz Weber writes, “As a teenager I loved how I looked in the outfit of using drugs and exercising poor judgment. I had tried it on, spun...
Read MoreJohn’s Blog- The Sights, Sounds and Smells of Christmas
This morning in our weekly staff meeting, as a part of the devotional, we were asked what sounds we associated with Christmas. As I reflected on that question it sent...
Read More