Dear Reader, Merry Christmas! As you awake this morning (or read this at a later time), I hope the Gloria of the heavenly hosts is

The text popped up on my cell phone just as the sun was rising and I was doing my morning devotions. It was a video.

It’s been over a month since that terrible day on October 7 when Hamas militants broke through Israeli security and brutally killed over a thousand

He stood in my study at church, scanning my bookshelves. Suddenly he turned to me, pointed to a whole section of leadership books–both religious and

In my previous post here on the RJ blog, I wrote about my decision to quit a masters in clinical mental health counseling program, even

I’ve always prided myself in not being a quitter. Over the years, what I’ve lacked in natural intelligence and ability I’ve tried to make up

A few months ago, I attended a gathering of pastors and denominational leaders in my regional synod (the Synod of the Heartland). We worshipped together.

Dear Reader,This past January I was gifted with a three week mini-sabbatical, made possible by a generous clergy revitalization grant from the RCA and the

Last month, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., I featured Part 1 of an interview with Martha Draayer, a bi-vocational co-pastor of Maria