A couple of hours ago I went to 1948. A Hanover Saint invited a group of us into a time capsule to go with her to a lunch counter at a Woolworth’s in downtown Wilmington. We went there with her to get a cup of soup and a sandwich. We went in with her and…
Have you every considered your many identities? When I play the identity game it goes a little like this: I am son and father; husband and brother; neighbor and friend; cousin and nephew; servant and leader. Each of these identities represent different relationships; each relationship puts me in a different role. By the grace of…
All analogies fall short in replicating reality. And yet a good analogy illuminates what is real, offers perspective, and provides direction. With that qualifier, I offer that if a congregation in the Presbyterian Church (USA) represents the body of Christ, the session – the collective of elders elected by the congregation to represent and lead…