Shake the Dust off Your Feet: How to Deal with Conflict in These Stressful Times
It seems that political polarization is worse than ever. Families are in turmoil over politics, religion, and science. We have a hard time agreeing on basic truths, which has been undermined with the new phrase “alternative facts.” These last few years have been especially traumatizing. COVID-19. Racism. Loss of jobs and threats to businesses going […]
Why Millennials Don’t Feel They Belong in Church and What We Can Do about It
When I interned as a hospital chaplain, I met with a woman who was nearing the end of her long life. She was in her 90s. After meeting a few times, we developed a good rapport. She was friendly and kind. But like a lot of grandparents her age, she had regrets. One of her […]