Remember The Year Without a Santa Claus? Santa woke up with a cold in the 1974 animated special, so he took his doctor’s advice to go on a December vacation. By the end of the show, however, Santa was back on the job in the nick of time, because no one could imagine a year […]
The gift of uncertainty
We Baptists are a certain people. We are sure about our theology. We are sure about our ecclesiology. We are sure about the way we do things, or we’d belong to some other denomination, Baptists are fond of saying. As we have it all right, there’s no need to switch. But in the COVID season, […]
Take care of yourself, pastor
The Sesame Street producers posted a video of Elmo’s father, another fluffy reddish monster of some kind, urging parents during the confinement to take moments for themselves. “Breathe,” he said, even while Elmo called “Daddy, daddy, come here” a half dozen times off screen. Elmo, always age three, needs lots of attention. So do churches. […]
After exile
Read: Ezekiel 20:40-42 God’s nation, divided, was carried into exile in several waves. But the story, throughout these cycles, was of one truth: a people who were called by God to be his own had spent too many years and lifetimes away from God. Only exile would bring them to their knees in repentance and […]
10 questions for reopening: Developing strategy for health, safety, and ministry
As tempted as we may be to throw open the doors and declare our churches ready for business, pastors and church leaders should take cues from restaurants, doctors’ offices, and supermarkets about safe ways to resume operations. Everyone’s health is at stake. Please consider these questions as church leaders meet, to protect the people who […]
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