Getting a different perspective on the familiar is a great way to gain new insight, to see things afresh. As many people are, I’m a creature of habit. I have my favorite place to sit at church. It’s always amazing to me how different it can feel to sit… Read More

Somewhere around 2007 or so, my pastor pointed me to the now-classic business book by Jim Collins, Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap … and Others Don’t. Collins writes: “Compared to high-profile leaders with big personalities who make headlines and become celebrities, the good-to-great leaders… Read More

How do you read the Bible? Do you find a quiet corner at home where you can read it silently? Do you fire up a Bible app while being jostled on a commuter train? Or do you wait for a Sunday service and follow along as you hear… Read More

I have come to understand through years of teaching, both inside and outside the church, that when children see themselves reflected in the books they read, they have a deeper connection to the text. If you are a parent, a Sunday school teacher or are leading a classroom of… Read More

Teaching the toddlers in my church’s Sunday school is one of my favorite activities. Yes, it can be chaotic. I have been known to be the mean teacher who cuts kids off after their fourth helping of Cheerios, and the one to begrudgingly pick said Cheerios up off the… Read More

Last night, sitting in the living room of my friend’s rowhome, it hit me—my small group is reaching maximum capacity. Two people were sitting on the floor and five people were squished onto a small sofa. We are a familiar, friendly bunch so we’re OK getting a little cozy,… Read More