While on vacation I did some reading. One of the books I read was Liberating Ministry From The Success Syndrome by Kent and Barbara Hughes. Kent Hughes served as Senior Pastor of College Church, Wheaton, IL for 27 years. I took the book along because I was trying to understand why, given a wonderfully supportive congregation, I was feeling so stressed and tired. The book helped me start thinking and I want to share with you some of my story.

Its ugly head reared itself in 1983. The roots were undoubtedly already there but in 1983 the weed began to grow. Mine is a common weed with a common name – FEAR. Continue Reading »

Construction is finished, but before we can use the area, we’re going to need help dusting, sweeping, mopping, hanging shelves and whatnot. If you’ve got tools and skills, bring them too! See you Saturday!

I have read the book Grace Based Parenting by Dr. Tim Kimmel and have gotten so much out of it that I feel moved to teach a Sunday School Class based on it.

What I love about this book is that it taps into basic human needs for all people, not just little ones and their parents. It is truly a book about relationships of all kinds, but obviously focuses on the specific relationship between parents and their children. Continue Reading »