by Morning Reflections | Apr 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
“I’m tired of running this damn church.” If you’re a pastor who desperately wants to get the attention of your elders, try using a turn of phrase they aren’t expecting. That’s what Eugene Peterson did about 10 years into his efforts to launch a new congregation in...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 27, 2022 | Uncategorized
Lunch hour at school. High noon. For many kids it’s the loneliest hour of the day. Lunch hour is when you find out if you have friends. And everybody else finds out if you have friends, too. In the cruel subculture of most schools,...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 26, 2022 | Uncategorized
One hundred years ago, people were just coming to grips with a strange idea: Everything is made of atoms.The notion had been around for a very long time. But all of a sudden a truckload of evidence emerged that it was really true. Even though common sense...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 25, 2022 | Uncategorized
On Easter Sunday 2001, I made a dramatic announcement to the congregation I was serving as pastor. Two years earlier we had joined with other churches in supporting the Billy Graham Crusade in Indianapolis. I announced that I had received a phone call the prior...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 22, 2022 | Uncategorized
For the four weeks leading up to and going beyond Easter, we’re looking at the life of Peter. Because he’s so often at the center of both the brightest and darkest moments in the Gospels, he has always been a source of hope and inspiration for those...
by Morning Reflections | Apr 21, 2022 | Uncategorized
For the four weeks leading up to and going beyond Easter, we’re looking at the life of Peter. Because he’s so often at the center of both the brightest and darkest moments in the Gospels, he has always been a source of hope and inspiration for those endeavoring...
