One two-word phrase stood out to me from this week’s The Hole in our Gospel reading: “nonnegotiable commitments.”[1] What are yours? What are ours? Church calendars can become just as busy and overcrowded as individual and family calendars so amid the endless array of good ideas and pressing needs, we…
Struggling is good (Guest Post by Barry Bishop)
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THE CONVERSATION Me: Did you see that Facebook post that had the quote…”strength is the product of struggle.” ? Bro: hmmm… maybe. Not sure Me: Well, I couldn’t get it outta my mind…then God began to reveal some heavy stuff. I always feel a negative connotation to saying “I’m struggling…


