“Grandma died at 7:30.” This was the text I received from my wife this morning, and while the message did not surprise either of us, in that moment, my heart was both sad and filled with joy. Sad, because Rebecca’s Grandma had become my Grandma. All of my grandparents died by the time I was[…]
[dropcap]I[/dropcap] came across this article yesterday and thought it was very insightful. Over the past eight years of pastoring I’ve personally dealt with people who have left the church for four of these reasons (I’ve never had to deal with #2…yet!). Leaving a church is a difficult and even painful decision to make. The decision[…]