2010: Renewing the Mission

The church where I minister does not have an official mission statement. Perhaps that is bad. A positive that comes is that I get to continually write possible mission statements that reflect who we are and what we are trying to become. As I think about 2010, I have developed a new mission statement. Perhaps …

It’s Sunday Again: The Paralysis of Fear

Fear is paralyzing. Big challenges go unaccepted; big jobs remain undone. The “what if” gets in the way of the “what can be.” I remember taking an evangelism course a number of years ago that defined fear this way: False Expectations Accepted as Real. The ideal New Year’s Resolutions are simple, limited in number, and …