Several years ago my wife was invited to a special dinner for people who are influencing their communities here in Atlanta.  We suspect they had the wrong people, but she went anyway. One of the keynote speakers at the dinner was a man who had worked in planned mixed income

It’s that time of year where many people will spend more time with family and friends and have more social interactions with co-workers.  This could either be exciting or anxiety inducing – or both.  The holidays have a way of highlighting both the beautiful and the strained, the joy and

[This past Sunday morning we took an unusual break in our service to talk about the recent presidential election.  Here are my notes.] I want to take an unusual pause in our service this morning to have a pastoral chat about politics.  Carrie was kind enough to make room in

Sometimes when we disagree with someone, one or both parties believe the engagement can’t be over until there is a clear winner – till all parties agree on who or what is “right.” This is an unfortunately common dynamic in human interactions because in so many situations there is no