Month: May 2014

I’m in heavy academic mode this week, reading, reading, reading… I stumbled across an article in my reading that deals with something all of us hear all the time: “Hey, I’m not perfect” (I have semi-quoted Darlene Ouimet’s article below, with a few edits.   What do people mean when they declare in an exasperated … Read more

I know it is selfish, and not pretty, but it is true. When people leave a church pastors take it personally. It’s really hard not to. Regardless of the stated reasons people give for moving on — and they are remarkably creative — the pastor takes it personally. You’ve just told him his baby is … Read more