Time Is Short. Be Patient.
The white rabbit in Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland is famously short on time. Having been summoned by the Queen of Hearts, he dashes in and out of the story,…
Megan Hill
Pastors’ and Elders’ Wives, the Lord Knows You Are Weary
My pastor’s wife friend was nearly in tears. “We have to set up for church and take down every week. Then I lead the singing while I also parent my…
How to Delight in Serving Your Church: Read the OT
In the thirty minutes after Sunday school and before morning worship, our congregation talks, drinks coffee, and nibbles muffins at long white tables in the fellowship hall. Before the pandemic…
Godly (Dis)contentment
Nineteenth-century author and hymn-writer Elizabeth Payson Prentiss lived a life of exemplary faith in the midst of serious trials. For most of her life, she was confined to bed as…
In Defense of Praying for Aunt Sally’s Big Toe
“Pray for the dead bird on the sidewalk!”The six-year-old’s words rushed through the church prayer meeting leaving an uneasy silence behind. Our pastor had invited requests, and one little boy–the…
I forgive you, but please don’t call it ‘giving grace’
What should I do when my husband forgets to buy milk on the way home from work? When my kids leave their new bikes out in the rain? When fellow…