A year into our current ministry placement, I made an off-handed comment to the Catholic chaplain on the campus where we serve about how I hoped that in future years, I would learn to become more efficient in the day to day tasks. While neither of us knew it at the time, his response gave… Read More →
Why I am grateful for Father’s Day, despite the fact that it’s stupid.
I was never a big fan of Father’s Day and Mother’s Day. It always seemed a bit absurd that we would set aside just one day to tell our fathers and mothers that we love and appreciate them. My neurotic skepticism about this was further fueled by thoughts that these ‘holidays’ were artificially hyped by… Read More →
Shambles
This week, as we face Father’s Day, we remember those for whom the day holds a twinge of pain, or perhaps overwhelming grief. In honor of Father’s Day, we will be posting blogs by men. We give thanks for their willingness to give voice to their own experiences of grief, of loss and of ministry… Read More →
Beyond the Silence
This week, as we face Father’s Day, we remember those for whom the day holds a twinge of pain, or perhaps overwhelming grief. In honor of Father’s Day, we will be posting blogs by men. We give thanks for their willingness to give voice to their own experiences of grief, of loss and of ministry… Read More →