A quiet shift is taking place among senior adults.
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The bustle of the Easter season is upon us.
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The wise preacher reminds us in Ecclesiastes 3:7b that there is “a time to keep silence, and a time to speak.” But if you are a pastor, elder or ministry leader then you may feel the tension of discerning which one you need to do at any given moment.
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Church growth writers talk about the bell-shaped curve that characterizes the growth of many churches. The left side of the bell curve is exciting (vision, outreach, growth, etc.), but the right side is challenging (nostalgia, decline, division, etc.).
My favorite time of year is when our family’s schedule starts to slow as fall happenings wind down and we enter into the holiday season. I begin to look forward to long nights at home in my reading chair with my dog Althea beside me and a book in my lap. Books just read better by the light of a Christmas tree, I think.
