“Who likes conflict?” Pastor Bob Kaylor asked to open Sunday’s sermon (read it here – hear it here). Not one hand was lifted at the 9:45 service.…
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To raise money for their mission trips, our youth do yard work and other odd jobs for donations. While not my favorite way to spend…
Leave a CommentOur church is in the midst of a powerful worship series on systems theory. Our pastor, Bob Kaylor, is sharing with us some strategies that…
1 CommentIn a fable called “A Nervous Condition” Edwin Friedman describes “little John” who when he was a year old began to have his ganglia, his…
3 CommentsI’ve embedded below a clip from The Skit Guys called “Why She Gets a Day.”Tommy and Eddie have a great way of making a point…
Leave a CommentSeveral weeks ago I read Rob Bell’s book Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived. I…
Leave a CommentEdwin Friedman, a rabbi and family therapist, wrote a fable about a man who is offered and takes a rope. Once he has a good…
1 CommentFor the past 16 years I have had the phrase “youth ministry” in my title and/or job description. Before that, I was an active youth…
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