Blogs
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Monday Morning Manna: Slowing Down from a Calling
I was suffering from what a minister-friend called, “intestinal uncertainty” but it was certain enough that I did what I almost never do – cancelled a nearby speaking engagement, and…
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Monday Morning Manna: Sending Prayers Where?
“Sending prayers your way.” Please don’t! There is little to nothing I can do with prayers sent my way. If you want to pray for me, please send your prayers…
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Monday Morning Manna: A Plea for Prayer
Many of us grew up in churches that taught us to pray for missionaries. Now is the time to intensify that prayer. Through tear-stained eyes, I have been reading communications…
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Monday Morning Manna: Redeeming The Thirty-Second Minute
Preceding the kick-off of a recent Monday Night Football game the announcer asked the fans to stand for a “thirty-second moment of silence.” There had been a tragedy in the…
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Monday Morning Manna: Stories or Not
I’ve always loved stories. Loved them as a child sitting on my grandfather’s front porch and listing to him tell of his earlier days. Loved hearing my 6th grade teacher…
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Monday Morning Manna: But Does He Know How to Pray?
I’ve been around a lot of pastor-less churches as they conducted their search for a new pastor. Interesting the questions they ask. Can he preach? How well does he relate…
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Monday Morning Manna: Waiting
I know very few people who enjoy waiting. We are an impatient people. A split-second is the time that elapses between the traffic light turning green and the vehicle behind…
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Monday Morning Manna: Rejecting Rejection
There are a variety of “don’t likes” in the world, and I suppose some are universal. One universal “don’t like” would be rejection. In fact I don’t think I know…
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Monday Morning Manna: Focusing on the Future
We are four men, sometimes five, from different backgrounds, each with a unique life story. We drink coffee together about once a month, sometimes more often. Three of us are…
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Monday Morning Manna: The Marriage Beat Goes On
I saw her first at church, on a Sunday night, in the collage choir. She claims it was the only night she ever sang in the choir. Once was enough.…