In my last post, I wrote about the light bulb conversation Johnny and I had on the porch that ultimately led to us leaving Giant Church Incorporated.  Johnny and I saw problems before the day of the men’s breakfast, but rarely talked about it. When we did, I redirected our conversation away from anything negative,…

This installment of Monday School is inspired by a man named Nicodemus. I think I love Nicodemus. The only information we have on him is in the Gospel of John. He was a Pharisee, which means he was a scholar who studied the Law and was intentional in the keeping of it. He was also…

“What’s wrong?” I asked. Since returning from a men’s breakfast at the church, Johnny paced from the living room out to the porch. Back and forth. Over and over again. I ignored it for as long as I could and finally pressed him to tell me.  “Come here,” he said and motioned for me to…

I stopped making new year resolutions a long time ago and I’ve resisted the new year trend of having a word for the year. I just can’t seem to narrow it down to one word. But I do enjoy reading others’ words for the year and the significance behind why they chose it. When I…

Here we are again. The end of another year, and the end of another decade. Ten years ago, my life was entirely different than what it is now. Okay, not entirely different. But different. I won’t try to recap the decade, only 2019. The year brought it’s opportunities and challenges and I’m better for both.…