Yesterday a modified version of my “Why 99.9% of Pastors Agree with Rob Bell … at Funerals” was featured on www.ChurchLeaders.com. That post stirred up a lot of discussion on my website and it’s doing the same over at Church Leaders, where, I was told, it vaulted itself into the Top Ten most read articles at Church […]
Todd Hiestand is one of my best friends from seminary. I was privileged to meet his mom, Carol Hiestand, at a graduation party, and I shared with her what I do, and she shared some of the story of how she lost her brother. Carol writes about the following poem and the death that inspired it: My […]
Probably one of the more insensitive things you can say to the bereaved at a funeral is, “I understand what you’re going through, and you’ll get through it.” You don’t really understand. Maybe you experienced the death of child, or a spouse, or a parent, but each person’s grief is different.. I had the […]
10 a.m. Left my house and headed for Starbucks in West Grove. 10:20 a.m. I sit down to read “A Wideness in God’s Mercy” by Clark Pinnock for a class at seminary with a strawberry smoothie by my side. 11:15 a.m. Have the astute idea that it’s nicer outside than it is inside, so […]
(Preface: If at anytime you are are utterly confused by this blog post, please skip to the bottom and read the postscript.) ***** I know who you are. You can’t hide it. You simply don’t allow my charming smile to affect you. My attempt at small talk is given the cold shoulder. And you won’t […]