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If you serve as a church leader, you have navigated the complexities of this pandemic for a whole year. Let that sink …

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A Prayer for the Bridgebuilders

Lord, help us build bridges.We seem so polarized in the world today.Finding common ground seems impossible.Grace and truth seem so far apart.The …

Moved with Compassion for Rochester

It’s challenging to put into words the conversations I have had in the last week. Rochester is reeling through the implications of …

A Prayer for Healing in Rochester

Lord, we’re in the belly of the beast.We grieve for the family of Daniel Prude.We acknowledge the volatility and turmoil in Rochester.In …

To Rochester this Week

My heart broke this week in seeing the news of Daniel Prude. I cannot imagine the pain and grief his family faces …

How You Can Respond to Uncertainty

Consider where you usually focus on during this season. Students and teachers go back to school. Summer turns to fall. September in …

A Prayer for Peace

We live in a world full of chaos.What divides us seems stronger than what unites us.The debates and arguments fill our social …

A friend asked me yesterday, “How do you feel about Jacob Blake?” We both got off the phone, and my heart just …

March 2020 seems years away. Pastors and church leaders still find themselves navigating the effects of the Coronavirus. I think it’s vital …

Our society tends to celebrate outrage rather than gentleness. Increasingly, the clickbait stories of trash-talking, violent debates, name-calling, and the stubborn refusal …