If you vacation with a pastor and his wife you don’t expect to hear about the church back home. After all, your clergy friend is on a much-deserved vacation. Yet, interesting stories surface. Here are a few that were recently told to me by a friend I’ll call “Pastor Jim.” —Party Geese: This is what…
As a children’s church teacher I never gave an “altar call” when presenting Bible stories. Rather, I preferred planting spiritual seeds. Once, however, thanks to five-year-old Angela and seven-year-old Ben Feazel, my children responded to a story in a way I had not intended. It turned out to be the best timing. Brought to…
Not too long ago I had some tea and conversation with counselor/writer/speaker Ruth N. Koch. I also participated in two of her “healthy” assertiveness training sessions. Ruth and Kenneth C. Haugk co-authored the best selling book Speaking the Truth in Love: How to be an Assertive Christian. This book is a tool for followers of Jesus…