I love it when stories from this blog take on lives of their own; it’s great to get to be a small part of events that grow beyond what I could ever plan. The following story is a great example:…

(This was posted for the first time in 2011.) As a pastor’s family, we are often given the honor of being involved in momentous transitions of our congregation’s lives. One of those moments came to us about a week ago in the form of a memorial service for a church member’s daughter, Allison. She died of brain cancer at the age of forty-seven, leaving behind…

Sweet. Simple. Wedding. How wonderful to see those three words in the same sentence.…

This picture is extra special to me. You know why?…