This summer I had an 11-week vacation. Eleven weeks of no planes, conference calls or meetings. The alarm clock also took a break. I stayed up late, watched movies, read books or just goofed around with my boys. We spent four of those weeks on a 6,000 mile road trip. We went to Saskatchewan to [...]
Archive for August, 2010
Relationship or meeting?
Posted: August 22, 2010 by Glenn in meetings, mennonite, ministry, partnership, relationship, urban ministry, urban pastorsIt is almost funny how my comfortable world can be shaken at the most unexpected times. Last week, while visiting with a pastor in Washington, D.C., he made the following observation: “You Mennonites are good at getting together and having meetings and you tend to think that having a meeting equals building a relationship. Simply [...]
Remembered
Posted: August 16, 2010 by Glenn in accomplish, love, ministry, sacrifice, self denialTags: Iliad, Troy
A couple of weeks ago I watched “Troy,” a movie loosely based on Homer’s Iliad. A scene near the beginning where Achilles must decide if he is going to join with the rest of the Greek kings in attacking Troy caught my attention. He has gone to his mother for advice and she offers the [...]
As a teen I remember overhearing a conversation between two elders at our church. They were questioning whether or not they should allow a divorced person to teach a Sunday school class. Apparently being divorced was really bad and it meant that you had committed a sin that would prevent complete forgiveness and restoration. It [...]
