Category Archives: Organizations and Institutions

A Second Tale of Two Sisters

Yesterday I shared some a brief reflection on the story of Jesus’ initial visit with Mary and Martha.  Today I’ld like to look at a second story involving two sisters, this time from the Old Testament book of Genesis.  After … Continue reading

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A First Tale of Two Sisters

Let’s start the year off with the first of two tales from the Bible concerning sisters.  From Luke 10 (English Standard Version): 38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him … Continue reading

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A Summary of Things

Brad East, of Abilene Christian University, has a knack for observation and summary.  Case in point: today’s blog post titled “A Loosening.”  The premise? It seems to me there has been, in the past twenty years, what I’m going to … Continue reading

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Between Stories and Ages

In his discussion of churches and “the therapeutic gospel,” Brad East writes this about a possible generational difference in retelling the Gospel: Boomers, Gen X, and even some older Millennials do not want to reproduce what they understand themselves to … Continue reading

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On Stalling

A good word from Seth Godin about organizations and stalling, because “the challenge of a stressful day is rarely directly related to today, it’s about tomorrow or years from now.”

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