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What I Learned Corresponding With Anne Frank's Dad
In these troubled times, Otto Frank's unwavering message of hope still resonates
3 Surprising Leadership Lessons I Learned From (Wait for it) Nuns
Management Lessons From Nuns - The Muse: They don’t rule with an iron fist or an iron ru...
What United Methodist dads really want for Father's Day
United Methodist dads from across the world give us low-cost, high value ideas about what they really want for their special day.
How Good Dads Can Change the World
As well as fighting for women’s equality, we should be lobbying for men to be equal partners at home. The financial and cultural benefits would change our world.
My Dad's Jewish, Why Should I Convert?
Isn’t it a little unfair that all my life I was more Jewish than my friends, was even subjected to anti-Semitism, and after all that I’m told I need to convert?
How Do We Know The Gospels Were Written In the First Century?
Frank explains in simple term why we know that the N.T. documents must have been written in the first century.
10 Dads who became canonized saints
Being a dad isn’t an easy job; in fact it could try the patience of a saint. So this Father’s Day we want to celebrate 10 special men whose deep love for their children and for God made…
Five things that I wish I’d learned in seminary
In seminary, I had terrific classes. Old and New Testament, Church History, Theology, Pastoral Care, Hebrew, Greek and some handy German. Oh, I’ll see your Heilsgeschicte and raise you a Sitz im Leben. In my current context, many of those power words might sound like what would land you on the prayer chain. “Did you hear about Susan? She had a midrash on her pericope.” “Oh dear.” Not all of what I learned translates to the congregational setting. More than anything, the theology…
7 Things We’ve Learned about Reaching Millennials
The statistics are staggering. The older a child gets today, the greater his or her chances are of disappearing from the church. The church must intentionally plan to reverse this trend<br>I was a part of a church plant built around a desire to reach people who may not have previously been interested in church. We were amazed at the number of young people we reached. Defying statistics.<br>I’ve now updated this post, because we are currently in a growing, revitalized established church…
14 People Who Learned Things The Hard Way
The Lesson I Learned Growing Up Jewish
I was told again and again to stand up when someone's being mistreated. So I realized I had to stand up for Palestinians.
17 Life Lessons We Learned From Watching "The Nun"
It's always good to have a vial of sacred blood handy, obvs.
Clergy Wellness: Six Things I Learned From Being Lousy At Prayer
By Meredith Dodd I have no idea how to pray. I’m not alone. Scripture reminds us that when it comes to prayer, none of us really knows what we’re doing. “The Spirit helps us in our weakness,” Paul…
At 70, I learned nice Jewish girls can enjoy sex, too
Shutting down your desires, thoughts and feelings is not living. It’s existing.
16 Wonderful Things I Have Learned About Pastors
Everything I Know About Jewish Homemaking I Learned from My Grandfather
Like many young Jewish women, I have a proclivity for one nostalgic, fluffy, and delicious baked good: challah. Given my propensity to eat an entire loaf in one sitting, I’ve recently been leaning into my baking potential, with the help of a family recipe. But it’s not my mother’s recipe, nor my grandmother’s or great-grandmother’s …
5 Things I've Learned As A Black Woman With Depression
